Ehud Olmert Biography

Ehud Olmert, one of Israel's most powerful and renowned leaders, became Prime Minister with a bold vision: attaining prosperity through peace. Olmert began his public service career at the age of 28 when he was elected to the state assembly as a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance, and Education Committees, as well as the Minister of Health. Even before his first public election, Olmert had obtained three degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in philosophy, psychology, and law; worked as a journalist and military reporter for the Israel Defense Forces; and led a successful law firm in Jerusalem. The publishing of Olmert's memoirs in Israel recently made international news. When Olmert was elected Mayor of Jerusalem in 1993, he shot to worldwide fame. Olmert established the country's most advanced transportation infrastructure, reformed the education system with hundreds of school improvements, expanded small neighborhoods into hi-tech industrial centers, and established a historic budget surplus for Jerusalem's growing economy during his decade as Mayor. Although Olmert's renovations improved the city's appearance, it was continually besieged by deadly terrorism, which resulted in hundreds of civilian deaths. Olmert took an uncompromising choice as Mayor of Jerusalem: he personally visited every family in Jerusalem who had lost a loved one in terrorist assaults. He also made significant improvements to the city's emergency response system, creating a new regional benchmark for safety. Olmert was nominated to Prime Minister Sharon's cabinet as Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor after enjoying unprecedented success in the legislative and as Mayor. Olmert established landmark free trade agreements that boosted Israel's economy, resulting in a massive rise in exports, jobs, and trade routes across the country. For the first time in history, Israel's exports exceeded its imports, and Israel enjoyed extraordinary development and regional trade expansion under Olmert's economic and financial leadership. As a result of Prime Minister Sharon's catastrophic stroke in 2006, Olmert was appointed Acting Prime Minister. Following the historic election, Olmert was elected as Israel's 12th Prime Minister, vowing to promote the country's focus on peace, prosperity, and foreign diplomacy. Under Olmert's leadership, Israel's terrorist assaults resulted in the fewest deaths in decades. Israel's economy boomed, especially when compared to other Western nations, with more families working than ever before, and he left the government with a record budget surplus. As Prime Minister, Olmert developed close ties with foreign leaders such as George W. Bush, Gordon Brown, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Angela Merkel, among others, bringing the international community together behind a common vision for peace in the Middle East. Olmert provides an in-depth examination of the world's most difficult and complicated topics, including international security, urban infrastructure, universal health care, and education reform, from the podium.

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