Avraham Shochat
Israeli politician
Avraham Shochat (Hebrew: אברהם שוחט; 14 June 1936 – 28 February 2024) was an Israeli politician who twice served as Minister of Finance. Shochat was mayor of Arad for 20 years.
Biography
Avraham ("Beiga") Shochat was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a corporal in the Nahal paratroopers, he attended the Technion, where he gained a BSc in civil engineering. During his studies he was elected chairman of the Student Union.
Shochat was married to Tama, daughter of Israeli prime minister Levi Eshkol, with whom he had three children.
Shochat was one of the founders of the modern city of Arad in 1962. As a civil engineer, he helped to plan Arad’s first permanent housing development. He worked as branch director of Solel Boneh in Arad and the Dead Sea area, and was a member of the Board of Directors of Israel Aircraft Industries and Negev Phosphates.
Shochat died on 28 February 2024, at the age of 87.
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