Eli Cohen (politician born 1972)
| Eli Cohen | |
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| Date of birth | 3 October 1972 |
| Place of birth | Holon, Israel |
| Knessets | 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2015– | Kulanu |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2017– | Minister of the Economy and Industry |
Eli Cohen (Hebrew: אלי כהן, born 3 October 1972) is an Israeli accountant and politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu and Minister of the Economy and Industry.
Biography
Cohen was born and raised in the Tel Giborim neighbourhood in Holon. After his IDF national service as a Major in the Israeli air force, he studied at Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA in Accounting and an MBA, majoring in Financing and Accounting. He also obtained a bachelor's degree in Management and economics from the Open University of Israel. He went on to work as an accountant, and lectures at Tel Aviv University.
In 2000 he began to work at the BDO Ziv Haft Accountants’ firm as Head of the Economic Division. In 2003 he joined the credit rating company Maalot S&P and headed the Corporations Division. In 2007 he was appointed Senior Vice President of the Israel Land Development Company.[1]
Prior to the 2015 elections he joined the new Kulanu party, and was placed eighth on its list.[2] He was elected to the Knesset as the party won ten seats.[3] After being elected, he was appointed Chairman of the Reforms Committee, as well as joining the Finance Committee and the Joint Committee for the Defense Budget.[4] On 23 January 2017 he took over from Kulanu leader Moshe Kahlon as Minister of the Economy.[5]
Cohen is married, has four children and lives in Holon.
References
- ↑ Eli Cohen Ministry of Economy and Industry
- ↑ Kulanu list Central Elections Committee
- ↑ Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset Central Elections Committee
- ↑ Eli Cohen: Knesset activities Knesset
- ↑ Government 34 Knesset
External links
- Eli Cohen on the Knesset website
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