Elyakim Badian

Elyakim-Gustav Badian (Hebrew: אליקים-גוסטב בדיאן, 12 December 1925 – 13 February 2000) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1981.

Born in Chernivtsi in Romania (today in Ukraine),^[1] Badian became a member of the Romanian Zionist Movement.^[2] He attempted to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine, but was captured by the British authorities and sent to one of the Cyprus internment camps in 1947, where he became a member of the High Committee.^[2] In 1949 he was able to immigrate.^[1]

He studied engineering at the Technion, and was later awarded an MBA by Tel Aviv University.^[1] He worked as an engineer, and was national secretary of the Engineers Union from 1968 until 1972, and again from 1974 until 1977.^[2]

Having been a member of the leadership of the Dor Hadash faction in the General Zionists,^[2] Badian became a member of the Liberal Party when the General Zionists merged into it in 1961. He became a member of the party's board in 1964, and was elected to Haifa city council in 1965, serving until 1969, and again between 1972 and 1978.^[2] Prior to the 1977 Knesset elections he was placed thirtieth on the list of Likud, (an alliance of the Liberal Party, Herut and other right-wing parties),^[3] and was elected as the alliance won 43 seats. For the 1981 elections he was moved down to fifty-third place on the Likud list,^[4] and lost his seat.

He died in 2000 at the age of 74.

• Elyakim Badian on the Knesset website