Tzachi Braverman | |
|---|---|
| Braverman in 2021 | |
| Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office TBD | |
| President | Isaac Herzog |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Tzipi Hotovely |
| Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister of Israel | |
| Assumed office 29 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Danny Wesley |
| Cabinet Secretary of the Government of Israel | |
| In office 15 November 2016 –13 June 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Shalom Shlomo |
| Succeeded by | Aryeh Zohar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yitzhak Braverman 7 March 1959 |
| Party | Likud |
| Spouse | Nava Braverman |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Bar-Ilan University |
| Occupation | Jurist •Civil servant •Diplomat |
Yitzhak "Tzachi" Braverman (born 7 March 1959) is an Israeli diplomat and civil servant. He is the chief of staff of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2025,he was nominated for the post of Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom in succession to Tzipi Hotovely. [2]
Braverman has a law degree from Bar-Ilan University. [1] He is Netanyahu's chief of staff,after serving as Cabinet Secretary from 2016 to 2021. [3]
In September 2025,Braverman was investigated for suspected forgery and fraud in the Prime Minister's Office,and questioned by police. [4]
A separate investigation was launched in January 2026 over allegations by Eli Feldstein that Braverman interfered in the investigation into the 2024 Israeli secret document leak scandal. [5] Braverman was forbidden from exiting Israel following an extensive interrogation on 11 January by Israeli police. He is also not allowed to make contact with Netanyahu. [6]