Uzi Landau

(1943- )

Uzi Landau was born 1943 in Haifa.

A systems analyst by profession, Landau holds Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the Technion in Haifa.

Uzi Landau has held the following positions:

Director-General of the Ministry of Transport
Lecturer in the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
Member of the Boards of El-Al Israel Airlines, Israel Port Authority and Israel Airport Authority
Member of the Board of the Society for the Protection of Nature
Member of the Board of Si'ah Vasig - Israel Debating Society

Since 1984 he has been a Member of Knesset.

Positions held in 11th Knesset:

Member, Economic Affairs Committee; State Control Committee; Immigration & Absorption Committee; Chairman, Sub-committee for Soviet Jewry

12th Knesset:

Chairman, Defense Budget Sub-committee
Member, Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee; Economic Affairs Committee; Constitution, Law & Justice Committee; Chairman, Knesset Delegation to the European Parliament; Chairman, Likud's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee; Member, Israeli Delegation to the Madrid Peace Conference

13th Knesset:

Member, Economic Affairs Committee; State Control Committee; Committee on the Ministry of Defense and the IDF; Chairman, Sub-committee of the State Control; Member, Knesset Delegation to the Council of Europe; Chairman, Likud's Policy Committee

14th Knesset:

Chairman, Foreign Affairs & Defense Committee; Chairman, Likud's Policy Committee

15th Knesset:

Chairman, The State Control Committee

In March 2001, Uzi Landau was appointed Minister of Public Security.

He is married, and has three children.