Evgeny Sova
Evgeny Sova | |
|---|---|
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019– | Yisrael Beiteinu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1980 Pervomaisk, Soviet Union |
Evgeny Sova (Hebrew: יֶבְגֶנִי סוּבָה, born 29 August 1980)[1] is an Israeli journalist, television presenter and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
Biography[edit]
Born in Pervomaisk in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union, Sova immigrated to Israel in 1997 as part of the Jewish Agency's Selah Programme and studied for a BA in political science at Bar-Ilan University. In 2005 he joined the Russian-language Vesti newspaper as a reporter and researcher. He later joined Israel Plus as a political commentator, before moving to RTVI in 2014, presenting the Week in Israel programme. He also worked as the BBC Russian-language correspondent in Israel.[2] In addition to his broadcasting work, Sova lectures in journalism at Ariel University.[2]
Prior to the April 2019 Knesset elections he was placed third on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[3] and entered the Knesset as the party won five seats.
Sova is married with three children and lives in Petah Tikva.
References[edit]
- ^ חברי הכנסת ה-21 מטעם ישראל ביתנו Mako, 10 April 2019
- ^ a b From a ‘Love Hormone’ Expert to a Martial Arts Champ: Meet the New Faces in the 2019 Election Race Haaretz, 3 March 2019
- ^ Yisrael Beiteinu list CEC
External links[edit]
- Evgeny Sova on the Knesset website
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Bar-Ilan University alumni
- Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
- Ukrainian Jews
- Israeli journalists
- Israeli television presenters
- Academic staff of Ariel University
- Yisrael Beiteinu politicians
- Members of the 21st Knesset (2019)
- Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020)
- Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021)
- Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
- Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)
- Jewish Israeli politicians