Journalist Tommy Lapid lead the Shinui party with his rhetorical abilities, previously observed on the show, into the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, and was elected on a wave of his popularity from the show to head that party, and then appointed to be a Cabinet Minister.
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On 29 November 2004 he became Minister of Science and Technology, replacing fellow Shinui member Ilan Shalgi.