Evgeny Sova
{{Short description|Israeli politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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|caption = Sova in 2021
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|8|29|df=y}}
|birth_place = Pervomaisk, Soviet Union
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|office1 = Faction represented in the Knesset
|suboffice1 = Yisrael Beiteinu
|subterm1 = 2019–
}}
Evgeny Sova ({{Langx|he|יֶבְגֶנִי סוּבָה}}; born 29 August 1980)[https://www.mako.co.il/news-israel-elections/elections_2019-knesset_members_2019/Article-30742d90363f961006.htm חברי הכנסת ה-21 מטעם ישראל ביתנו] Mako, 10 April 2019 is an Israeli journalist, television presenter and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
Biography
Born in Pervomaisk in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union, Sova emigrated 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. In addition to his broadcasting work, Sova lectures in journalism at Ariel University.[https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-from-martial-arts-champ-to-love-hormone-expert-new-faces-in-the-israeli-election-1.6976010 From a ‘Love Hormone’ Expert to a Martial Arts Champ: Meet the New Faces in the 2019 Election Race] Haaretz, 3 March 2019
Prior to the April 2019 Knesset elections he was placed third on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[https://bechirot21.bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=69&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Yisrael Beiteinu list] CEC and entered the Knesset as the party won five seats.
Sova is married with three children and lives in Petah Tikva.
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External links
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Category:Bar-Ilan University alumni
Category:Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
Category:Israeli television presenters
Category:Academic staff of Ariel University
Category:Yisrael Beiteinu politicians
Category:Members of the 21st Knesset (2019)
Category:Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020)
Category:Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021)
Category:Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)