What is Ilan Gilon?
[[File:Ilan Gilon1.jpg|thumb|Ilan Gilon]] '''Ilan Gilon''' ({{lang-ro|Ilan Ghilon}}, {{lang-he|אילן גילאון}}&lrm;; 12 May 1956 – 1 May 2022) was an Israeli politician of the [[Meretz]] party. ==Early life== Gilon was born in [[Galați]], Romania. He got [[polio]] when he was a baby. Because of this he has problems with his legs. He migrated to Israel when he was a child. He studied at the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] but didn't obtain a degree. He became involved in politics by becoming a member of the youth department of Mapam (a [[Socialism|socialist]] [[political party]] and a forerunner of Meretz), followed by Meretz itself later on. ==Political career== Gilon was deputy mayor of [[Ashdod]] from 1993 to 1999. He served three spells in the [[Knesset]] between 1999 and 2021. As a parliamentarian, he was mainly involved with [[social welfare]] issues. Among these are promoting laws to help people with [[Disability|disabilities]]. After the resignation of [[Zehava Gal-On]] in October 2017, Gilon has become leader of the Meretz party in the Knesset. In 2018, Gilon ran for Meretz party president however he withdrew from the race because of bad health. ==Death== Gilon had two [[Stroke|strokes]] in 2018 and 2019. He died on 1 May 2022 in [[Ramat Gan]], Israel at the age of 65.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-705564|title=Former Meretz MK Ilan Gilon passes away at 65|date=1 May 2022|access-date=1 May 2022|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=200 Bio at Knesset Website] {{Commonscat}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilon, Ilan}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Romanian Jews]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:Meretz politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Knesset]] [[Category:Israeli political leaders]] [[Category:Jewish Israeli politicians]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]]