Education
Segev graduated with an Doctor of Medicine
Segev graduated with an Doctor of Medicine
From Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He served in the Israel Defense Forces, where he made it to the rank of captain. He later worked as a private doctor and as a farmer in Tel Adashim.
As the Labor Party was the largest party in these elections it formed the government and the right-wing Tzomet party remained in the opposition.
On 7 February 1994 Tzomet MKs Segev, Esther Salmovitz, and Alex Goldfarb split from their party to form the Yiud faction. On 9 January 1995 Segev became Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, after Yiud joined Yitzhak Rabin"s government.
Segev held the same minister post again from 22 November 1995 to 18 June 1996 in the government that Shimon Peres formed shortly after Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated. His vote was vital in passing the Oslo Accords in the Knesset.
After his political career Segev focused on a business career.
In April 2004 Segev was arrested for attempting to smuggle thousands of ecstasy tablets from Amsterdam to Israel that he claimed that he thought were M&M"son His diplomatic passport was illegally extended with pencil. He was convicted in a pleading deal for forgery and attempted drug smuggling and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
In addition he had pulled money from an automated teller machine in Hong Kong, while claiming that his card was stolen.
His image however was filmed at the machine. In August 2006 an Israeli court rejected his appeal for shortening his prison term.
In March 2007 his medical license was indefinitely revoked.
In the early 1990s Segev was active in the Tzomet party founded by Rafael Eitan.
Segev served as an opposition MK and a member of the Knesset"s Finance Committee.