Amir Ohana | |
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אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה | |
Speaker of the Knesset | |
Assumed office 29 December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Yariv Levin |
Minister of Public Security | |
In office 2020–2021 | |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 2019–2020 | |
Member of the Knesset | |
Assumed office 27 December 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Beersheba, Israel | 15 March 1976
Political party | Likud |
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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