Uzi Baram


Uzi Baram is an Israeli former politician, who served as a member of the Knesset between 1977 and 2001, and was Minister of Tourism and Minister of Internal Affairs in the 1990s.

Biography

Uzi Baram was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era. His father, Moshe Baram, born in Zdolbuniv in the Russian Empire in 1911, served as Minister of Labour and Minister of Welfare, and was a Knesset member for Mapai and the Alignment. His mother, Grazia, was born in Aleppo, Syria. Baram grew up in Jerusalem's Nahalat Ahim neighborhood. Baram earned a BA in political science and sociology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. During his studies, he was chairman of the Students Union.
Baram was elected to the Knesset in 1977 on the Alignment list, an election in which his father lost his seat. Re-elected in 1981, 1984, 1988 and 1992, but resigned from the Knesset in February 2001, and was replaced by Efi Oshaya.
His son is author Nir Baram