Yitzhak Seiger

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Yitzhak Seiger (1936–1985) was an Israeli politician. Born in Haifa, he studied economics, political science and law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and became a lawyer. He joined the Liberal Party in 1969, leading its Economics Council and serving on its central committee and directorate, and he was on the executive committee of Hitahdut HaIkarim. In 1981 he was elected to the Knesset as part of Likud, an alliance that included the Liberal Party and Herut, and he was re-elected in 1984. He died in 1985 while still in office; Ya'akov Shamai took his seat.