Amir Ohana

Amir Ohana
Amir Ohana
	Ohana in 2015
Ministerial roles
2019–2020	Minister of Justice
2020–2021	Minister of Public Security
Faction represented in the Knesset
2015–2020	Likud
2021–	Likud
Other roles
2022–	Speaker of the Knesset
Personal details
Born	15 March 1976 (age 48); Beersheba, Israel

Amir Ohana (Hebrew: אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה, born 15 March 1976) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet official and politician who has served as the Speaker of the Knesset since 2022,^[1] and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Public Security. He was the first openly gay right-wing member of the Knesset and the first openly gay man from Likud to serve in the Knesset.^[2] He is also the first openly gay person to be appointed as a minister in the Israeli government^[3] and the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset.^[4]

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^ "Likud's First Openly Gay Lawmaker to Be Sworn in Following Silvan Shalom's Resignation". Haaretz. 21 December 2015.
^ "Netanyahu names Amir Ohana as new justice minister". Yedioth Ahronoth. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (29 December 2022). "Likud's Amir Ohana becomes Israel's first openly gay Knesset speaker". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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[2] "Likud's First Openly Gay Lawmaker to Be Sworn in Following Silvan Shalom's Resignation". Haaretz. 21 December 2015.

[3] "Netanyahu names Amir Ohana as new justice minister". Yedioth Ahronoth. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.

[4] Keller-Lynn, Carrie (29 December 2022). "Likud's Amir Ohana becomes Israel's first openly gay Knesset speaker". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

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