Professor Yehudit Naot was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February 2003 and October 2004. Born in Kiryat Haim during the Mandate era, Naot gained a BSc in chemistry and a PhD in biology from the Technion. She went on to work in the medical department at the university, and became a professor. In 1975 she was amongst the founders of Shinui. She was elected to Haifa's local council in 1978, though she left it in 1979.

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  • Professor Yehudit Naot was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February 2003 and October 2004. Born in Kiryat Haim during the Mandate era, Naot gained a BSc in chemistry and a PhD in biology from the Technion. She went on to work in the medical department at the university, and became a professor. In 1975 she was amongst the founders of Shinui. She was elected to Haifa's local council in 1978, though she left it in 1979. She returned to the council several times, serving from 1983-87, 1989-93 and 1993-97. She also served as the city's deputy mayor between 1989 and 1991 and again from 1993 until 1996. In 1999 she was elected to the Knesset as the third-placed candidate on Shinui's list, and became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. After retaining her seat in the 2003 elections, she was appointed Minister of the Environment in Ariel Sharon's government. She resigned from the cabinet in October 2004 due to deteriorating health, but continued to serve as an MK until her death in December that year. She died from throat cancer, linked to her smoking.
  • Yehudit Naot war eine israelische Politikerin und Umweltministerin. Naot war seit 1975 Mitglied der radikal-säkularen Shinui-Partei. In den 1990er Jahren war sie stellvertretende Bürgermeisterin in der Küstenstadt Haifa. Seit Anfang 2003 war sie Umweltministerin und trat aus gesundheitlichen Gründen am 20. September 2004 zurück, blieb aber in der Knesset. Sie wirkte maßgeblich am Gesetz zum Schutz der israelischen Küsten mit. Die starke Raucherin litt anderthalb Jahre an Kehlkopfkrebs und starb im Alter von 60 Jahren daran. Sie hinterließ ihren Mann und drei Kinder.
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  • Professor Yehudit Naot was an Israeli scientist and politician. She served as Minister of the Environment between February 2003 and October 2004. Born in Kiryat Haim during the Mandate era, Naot gained a BSc in chemistry and a PhD in biology from the Technion. She went on to work in the medical department at the university, and became a professor. In 1975 she was amongst the founders of Shinui. She was elected to Haifa's local council in 1978, though she left it in 1979.
  • Yehudit Naot war eine israelische Politikerin und Umweltministerin. Naot war seit 1975 Mitglied der radikal-säkularen Shinui-Partei. In den 1990er Jahren war sie stellvertretende Bürgermeisterin in der Küstenstadt Haifa. Seit Anfang 2003 war sie Umweltministerin und trat aus gesundheitlichen Gründen am 20. September 2004 zurück, blieb aber in der Knesset. Sie wirkte maßgeblich am Gesetz zum Schutz der israelischen Küsten mit.
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  • Yehudit Naot
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