Meir Cohen (politician)
Israeli politician
Meir Cohen
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Ministerial roles | |
2013–2014 | Minister of Social Affairs and Social Services |
2021–2022 | Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2013–2019 | Yesh Atid |
2019–2020 | Blue and White |
2020– | Yesh Atid |
Personal details | |
Born |
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1955-11-15
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15 November 1955
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67)
Essaouira , Morocco |
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Meir Cohen ( Hebrew : מֵאִיר כֹּהֵן , born 15 November 1955) is an Israeli politician. A former mayor of Dimona , [1] Cohen is currently a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and Minister of Welfare and Social Services . He previously held the position from 2013–2014.
Biography
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Born in Essaouira in Morocco, Cohen immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of seven. After initially settling in Yeruham , they moved to Dimona and were one of its founding families. [2] He studied at the Lehman school in Dimona. In 1973, Cohen was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces , joined the Paratroopers Brigade , and fought in the Yom Kippur War . He attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev where he gained a bachelor's degree in history. Cohen earned a master's degree in Jewish Studies after graduating from the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem. He later worked as a headteacher in Dimona. [3] [4]
He joined Yisrael Beiteinu and ran for mayor of Dimona in 2003, and was elected with 42% of the vote. He was elected for a second term in 2008, and was expected to win a third term in 2013. [5] During his tenure numerous factories opened, the city's first mall was built, unemployment dropped, he built cultural and youth centers, and led the efforts to lower the price of water. [6] In October 2012 he joined Yesh Atid after being courted by the party for several months. [5]
In addition to serving as mayor of Dimona, Cohen was also a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Agency . [7]
In the lead-up to the 2013 Knesset elections Cohen was placed fourth on the list of the new Yesh Atid party, entering the Knesset as the party won 19 seats. [8] He was appointed Minister of Welfare and Social Services, a post he held until resigning on 2 December 2014. [9] He was placed fourth on the party's list for the 2015 elections , [10] and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.
References
- ↑ All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
- ↑ In the Reactor’s Shadow Tablet, 7 March 2012
- ↑ Lapid's party recruits Herzliya, Dimona mayors Ynetnews 22 October 2013
- ↑ Family braves rockets to open World ORT's new centre of excellence in Dimona Archived 2013-06-28 at the Wayback Machine World ORT, 28 November 2013
- 1 2 Mayors who ran for Knesset didn’t win over residents Haaretz, 27 January 2013
- ↑ "The Team | Yesh Atid" . Archived from the original on January 2, 2013 . Retrieved February 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Youth Futures in Dimona Jewish Agency for Israel
- ↑ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ↑ Netanyahu: Israel must elect a new, bigger and more stable government The Jerusalem Post, 2 December 2014
- ↑ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External links
- Meir Cohen on the Knesset website
Current members
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Knesset
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Likud | |
Yesh Atid | |
National Unity | |
Shas | |
Religious Zionist Party | |
United Torah Judaism | |
Yisrael Beiteinu | |
Otzma Yehudit | |
United Arab List | |
Hadash – Ta'al | |
Labor | |
Noam |
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