birth_place party otherroles otherrolesyears partyyears birth_date image article_title ministeryears minister
jerusalem , mandatory palestine independence one israel labor party ambassador to china 2012 -- 2011 -- 2012 1999 2003 -- 2011 20 may 1944 matan vilnai.jpg matan vilnai
 1999 -- 2002 2005 2005 2011 -- 2012 minister science and technology minister for home front defense in the prime minister 's office minister of
matan vilnai

matan vilnai -lrb- ; born 20 may 1944 -rrb- is an israeli politician and a former major general in the israel defense forces -lrb- idf -rrb- .
a former knesset member and government minister , he was appointed ambassador to china in 2012 .
