Yaron Levi | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2023– | Yesh Atid |
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| Born | 29 August 1981 Bat Yam, Israel |
Yaron Amos Levi (born 29 August 1981) is an Israeli Politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He previously served as Deputy Mayor of Bat Yam. [1]
Yaron Levi was born in Bat Yam [2] on 29 August 1981. Before entering politics, he was a member of the Israeli Judo team, and won both the Israel Judo Championship and the IJF Junior World Tour in 2000, [3] [4] before quitting in 2002 due to injuries. [5]
In 2018, Levy was elected to the Bat Yam City Council as a member of Yesh Atid, [2] and also served as its deputy Mayor, holding the Sports, Young Persons and Beaches portfolios. [1] On 2021 Israeli legislative election, he was placed on 30th spot, but was not elected as Yesh Atid only won seventeen seats. [6] Ahead of the 2022 Israeli legislative election, Levy was assigned the 26th spot on Yesh Atid's electoral list. [7] He was not elected as the party won 24 seats, [8] but entered the Knesset on 1 August 2023 after Orna Barbivai resigned to run for Mayor of Tel Aviv. [2]
Levi is married and has three children. [1]
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