Yaron Levi

Israeli judoka and politician
2023–Yesh Atid Personal detailsBorn (1981-08-29) 29 August 1981 (age 42)
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]

Biography

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]

Personal life

Levi is married and has three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Member of the Knesset Yaron Levi". Knesset. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ a b c "גאווה לבת ים: סגן ראש העירייה ירון לוי יהיה האיש שלנו בכנסת". mynetbatyam (in Hebrew). 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ "חליפות ג'ודו בכנסת: רזבוזוב התחרה במשכן". ONE. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ "JudoInside - A-Tournament U20 German Junior Open Berlin Event". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. ^ "הג'ודוקא לשעבר ירון לוי צפוי להתמודד לתפקיד יו"ר איגוד הג'ודו". Walla! (in Hebrew). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210601013013/https://bechirot24.bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=183&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text
  7. ^ "לפיד חושף: זו רשימת יש עתיד לכנסת ה-25". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. ^ כהן, שירית אביטן (2022-11-02). "ספירת הקולות הסתיימה: זו תמונת המנדטים הסופית". Globes. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

External links

  • Yaron Levi on the Knesset website
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