Work : Gain social status April 2005 (Elected Prime Minister) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Work : Lose social status July 2008 (Stepped down as party leader) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Crime : Trial dates September 2009 (On corruption charges) chart Placidus Equal_H.
Israeli lawyer and politician, he was Prime Minister of Israel for a short time. Olmert served as mayor of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003. In January 2005 he rose to the leadership position in thef Kadima Party after Ariel Sharon suffered a stroke and went into a coma. Olmert was then elected Prime Minister in April 2005. Amidst allegations of corruption and bungled leadership, he stepped down as party leader in July 2008 and vacated the Prime Ministers post in February 2009. In September that year he was put on trial on charges of corruption. A few months later additional charges of corruption were brought against him stemmiing from his time as mayor of Jerusalem. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Born: Sun Sep 30 1945 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Birthplace: Tel Aviv, Israel