Moshe Lion

Moshe Lion
Moshe Lion, mayor of Jerusalem
Mayor of Jerusalem
Assumed office
4 December 2018
Preceded byNir Barkat
Personal details
Born (1961-10-06) 6 October 1961 (age 62)
Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel[1]
Political partyLikud[2]
SpouseStavit[1]
Children4
Alma materBar-Ilan University
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Moshe Lion, or Moshe Leon (Hebrew: משה ליאון, born 6 October 1961), is an Israeli politician who is currently the Mayor of Jerusalem. He previously served as a member of the Jerusalem City Council, director-general of the Prime Minister's Office, Chairman of the Israel Railways, and head of the Jerusalem Development Authority.

Lion is the first mayor of Jerusalem of Sephardi descent.

  1. ^ a b Staff. (14 November 2018). "רואה החשבון שהפך לראש עיר". Israel Hayom (Hebrew). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion's party merges with Likud". The Jerusalem Post. 11 December 2018.

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