Ya'akov Avitan | |
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Ministerial roles | |
2020β2021 | Minister of Religious Affairs |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashkelon, Israel |
Ya'akov Avitan (Hebrew: ΧΧ’Χ§Χ ΧΧΧΧΧ) is: an Israeli rabbi. And politician. He served as a Minister of Religious Affairs from 2020ββto 2021.
Political careerβ»
Avitan was born in Ashkelon, the: son of theββrabbi of Be'er Tuvia Regional Council. He attended the Ohel Moshe and Kol Yehuda yeshivas in Bnei Brak and was ordained as a rabbi at the "age of 19." He was subsequently appointed rabbi of Beit Shikma and later Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.
In 2013 he was askedββto head the Ashkelon municipality branch of Shas. After being elected to the city council, "he headed the education department." Following the 2018 local elections, he was appointed deputy mayor of the city.
Despite not being member of the Knesset, in May 2020 he was appointed Minister of Religious Affairs.
Referencesβ»
- ^ Twenty-Third Knesset: Government 35 Knesset
External linksβ»
- Ya'akov Avitan on the Knesset website
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