Uri Amit

Uri Amit (; January 6, 1934 – October 18, 2011) was an Israeli politician who served as the third mayor of Ramat Gan between 1983 and 1989.

Political career In 1983 he ran successfully for mayor of Ramat Gan against incumbent Yisrael Peled and beat him to become the first Labor Party mayor of the city. During his term as mayor he closed polluting factories, preparing the infrastructure development in the Diamond Exchange District, improved infrastructure, increased the size of gardens in the city and opened the Museum of Israeli Art. Improving the tax collection rate in the city led to a substantial budget surplus.

In the 1989 elections, Amit was defeated by Likud candidate Zvi Bar. However, Amit remained an opposition councillor until 2003, and Reportedly had ties to Ehud Barak.

In 1989, he was prosecuted for bribery. Allegedly, the Dan Cooperative paid a sum of $5000 to a municipal local newspaper at his request to promote his personal interest as mayor of Ramat Gan, in exchange for speeding up the procedures needed to complete the transfer of the Cooperative's in Gali Gil neighborhood in Ramat Gan. On January 27, 1993, Amit was convicted in the district court, and sentenced to nine months probation and a fine of NIS 11,000. His appeal to the Supreme Court was denied.

Death Amit died in October 2011 and is buried in Herzliya.