Moshe Lion

Moshe Lion

Moshe Lion (born 1961) is an Israeli politician and accountant. He is a member of the Jerusalem City Council, having previously served as director-general of the Prime Minister's Office, Chairman of the Israel Railways, and head of the Jerusalem Development Authority, before running for Mayor of Jerusalem in 2013. He received 45% of the vote, but lost to the incumbent Nir Barkat.[1] Lion later joined Barkat's coalition in the municipality in 2015.[2]

Biography

Moshe Lion was born in Givatayim, and attended high school in nearby Tel Aviv. He served in the Israel Defence Forces, where he was assigned to the military chaplaincy. Lion graduated with a BA in economics and accounting from Bar-Ilan University, and interned in the office of Avigdor Yitzhaki, receiving his CPA in 1990. Lion is married with four children and lives in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood. His brother Dr. Nissim Lion is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Bar-Ilan University.

Professional career

In 1991 Lion founded Yitzhaki & Co. together with Avigdor Yitzhaki and two other partners.[3] Among his clients was the Likud movement, which he advised following their economic losses after losing the 1992 Knesset elections. He retired in 2017.

In July 2014 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mayanei HaYeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak.

Public career

In 1996, Lion was appointed managing director of the Prime Minister's Office of Benjamin Netanyahu, also becoming his economic adviser, serving in those roles till 1999.[4]

From 2003-2006 he was appointed chairman of the Israel Railways after having previously worked with the Ports and Railways Authority. Lion finished his term in 2006 after his term was not extended.

In 2008, he was appointed chairman of the Jerusalem Development Authority. Under his tenure, the First Station train complex in Jerusalem was completed.

Lion was chosen to help negotiate the forming of a government coalition following the Israeli elections of 2013, in the aftermath of which the Likud and Yisrael Beitenu parties joined together.

In 2013, Lion ran for Mayor of Jerusalem but lost to incumbent mayor Nir Barkat. The Likud party under his leadership received one mandate, and he became a member of the city council on its behalf.[5]

In August 2015, Lion joined the municipal coalition and the faction of Mayor Nir Barkat.[6] As part of the coalition agreement signed between the two, he began to serve as a member of the city administration, and as the holder of the community management portfolio.

On 25 March 2018, Lion announced his intention to run for mayor of Jerusalem in the elections scheduled for October 30, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "After tough campaign, Barkat beats Lion to remain Jerusalem mayor". Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Jerusalem mayor announces coalition with former rival Moshe Lion". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  3. ↑ Zori, Efrat. "Moshe Lion, CPA (LL.M), managing partner | Certified Public Accountants | Lion Orlitzky". www.en.lionorl.co.il. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  4. ↑ "CABINET COMMUNIQUE-05-Jul-96".
  5. ↑ "Lion: My Intentions Were Sincere and True". Israel National News. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  6. ↑ "Jerusalem mayor embraces opponents in city hall coalition". Retrieved 2017-12-07.
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