Gilad Erdan

Gilad Erdan
גִּלְעָד אֶרְדָן
Erdan in 2021
18th Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 July 2020
President	Reuven Rivlin Isaac Herzog
Prime Minister	Benjamin Netanyahu Naftali Bennett Yair Lapid
Preceded by	Danny Danon
Ministerial roles
2009–2013	Minister of Environmental Protection
2013–2014	Minister of Communications
2013–2014	Home Front Defense Minister
2014–2015	Minister of Interior
2015–2020	Minister of Public Security
2015–2020	Minister of Strategic Affairs & Public Diplomacy
2020	Minister of Regional Cooperation
Faction represented in the Knesset
2003–2020	Likud
Personal details
Born	(1970-09-30) 30 September 1970 (age 53) Ashkelon, Israel
Alma mater	Bar-Ilan University Tel Aviv University

Gilad Menashe Erdan (Hebrew: גִּלְעָד מְנַשֶּׁה אֶרְדָן, IPA: [ɡilˈ(ʔ)ad (ʔ)eʁˈdan]; born 30 September 1970) is an Israeli politician and diplomat serving as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations since 2020.^[1]

Erdan previously served as Ambassador of Israel to the United States. He was also a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2003 to 2020, and holder of several ministerial positions, including Minister of Environmental Protection (2009–2013), Communications (2013–2014), Home Front Defense (2013–2014), Interior (2014–2015), Minister of Public Security (2015–2020), Minister of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy (2015–2020) and Minister of Regional Cooperation (2020).