Mickey Levy | |
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 Levy in 2012 | |
| Faction represented in theKnesset | |
| 2013–2019 | Yesh Atid |
| 2019–2020 | Blue and White |
| 2020– | Yesh Atid |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2013–2014 | Deputy Minister of Finance |
| Other roles | |
| 2021–2022 | Speaker of the Knesset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-06-21)21 June 1951 (age 74) |
Mickey Levy (Hebrew:מיקי לוי; born 21 June 1951)[1] is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of theKnesset forYesh Atid and is a formerSpeaker of the Knesset. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance between 2013 and 2014. Before entering politics, he was a police officer.
Levy was born inJerusalem to immigrant parents who were ofKurdish Jewish origin fromCizre, Turkey.[1][2][3] He did his military service in theIsrael Defense Forces in theParatroopers Brigade. After being discharged from the military, he joined theIsrael Police and held a series of command positions. He served as head ofJerusalem branch of the Israel Police between 2000 and 2004, winning the Knight of Good Government award in 2002.[4] After retiring he worked as the Israeli police attaché inWashington, D.C. until 2007.[4] He also gained a BA in political science from theUniversity of Haifa and an MEd from theUniversity of Derby, as well as serving as CEO of theEgged Ta'avura bus company.[4]
Prior to the2013 Knesset elections Levy joined the new Yesh Atid party and was placed eleventh on its list.[5] He entered the Knesset after the party won 19 seats. Following Yesh Atid's coalition agreement with Likud, he was appointed to serve as Deputy Finance Minister.[6] He was placed eleventh on the party's list again for the2015 elections,[7] and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.
In the build-up to theApril 2019 elections Yesh Atid joined theBlue and White alliance, with Levy placed twenty-second on its list. He was re-elected as the alliance won 35 seats.
As part of the agreement betweenNaftali Bennett andYair Lapid to form a "change" government, Levy was elected Speaker of the24th Knesset on 13 June 2021, defeatingYa'akov Margi of Shas.[8][9] Following the2022 elections Levy was replaced as speaker byYariv Levin.[10]
Levy is married to Nurit and has four children and lives in theMevasseret Zion suburb of Jerusalem.[4]
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