Ofir Akunis

Ofir Akunis
אופיר אקוניס‎
Akunis in 2023
Ministerial roles
2015	Minister without Portfolio
2015–2020	Minister of Science & Technology
2020	Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services
2020–2021	Minister of Regional Cooperation
2022–2024	Minister of Science & Technology
Faction represented in the Knesset
2009–2023	Likud
Diplomatic roles
2024–	Consul General in New York
Personal details
Born	(1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51) Tel Aviv, Israel

Ofir Akunis (Hebrew: אופיר אקוניס‎, born 28 May 1973) is an Israeli politician and diplomat. Since May 2024, he has been the Israeli Consul General in New York, his first diplomatic posting. As a politician, Akunis previously served as a member of the Knesset for Likud. He was the Minister of Science and Technology from 2015 to 2020 and from 2022 to 2024. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services in 2020, and Minister of Regional Cooperation in 2020-2021.