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Avi Balashnikov

Director General


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Curriculum Vitae

Avi Balashnikov
Age: 40
Family Status: Married with 4 children

Education
B.A. in Political Science, University of Haifa

Military Service
  • Completed a course for paramedics in combat units and a course for organization and management of I.D.F infirmaries
  • Responsible for the infirmary at the office of the town major of Beer Sheva.
  • Award as outstanding soldier, Medical Corps and the Southern Command

    Professional Experience
    June 7, 2006 to presentDirector General of the Knesset (the Israeli parliament)
    2005-2006Director General of the Ministry of Communications
    2002-2005Deputy Director General of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute
    2001-2002Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Minister of Industry and Trade
    1999-2001Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the Minister of the Environment; Liaison between the Minister and the Israel Broadcasting Authority
    1996-1999Senior Advisor to the Minister of Public Security
    1994-1996Advisor to the Minister of Finance
    1992-1994Advisor to the Minister of the Economy, Science and Technology
    1988-1992Parliamentary Assistant at the Knesset and Chairman of the parliamentary assistants’ association

    Former Directorships of Public Corporations and Organizations
    Member of the Board of the Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Investment Centre
    Member of the Board of Karta Central Jerusalem Development Company
    Member of the Government Committee to Promote Industrial Design
    Member of the Council of the Israel Standards Institute
    Chairman of the Israel Fund for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
    Member of the Executive Committee of Magen David Adom
    Member of the Council for Authorizing Experimentation on Animals
    Member of the Finance Committee of “Omanut La’Am” (organization that brings art & culture to the periphery)
    Member of the council of directors of commercial company (Financtik)



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