, ▁Vil an ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁elections ▁Vil an ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁K ness et ▁on ▁Mer etz ' s ▁list . ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁K ness et ▁he ▁cha ired ▁the ▁K ness et ▁In qu iry ▁Committee ▁on ▁Vi ol ence ▁in ▁Sports . ▁ ▁Vil an ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁elections ▁and ▁cha ired ▁the ▁same ▁committee ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Lob by ▁for ▁Public ▁Pers ons ▁as ▁Ro le ▁Mod els . ▁He ▁again ▁retained ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁elections . ▁ ▁For ▁two ▁terms , ▁Vil an ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Parliament ary ▁In qu iry ▁Committee ▁on ▁Vi ol ence ▁in ▁Sports . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁elections ▁he ▁won ▁fifth ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Mer etz ▁list . ▁However , ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁seat ▁when ▁the ▁party ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁three ▁mand ates . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : H eb rew ▁University ▁of ▁Jerusalem ▁al umn i ▁Category : K ib but z ▁Mov ements ▁secret aries ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁econom ists ▁Category : Mer etz ▁polit icians ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁K ness et ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁Category : M embers ▁of