Arnon Bar-David

Arnon Bar-David (born 1957) is an Israeli trade unionist and civil servant. He is the Chairman of the Histadrut since March 2019.

Ornan Bar-David
Born1957 (age 62–63)

Family and early life

Arnon Bar-David was born to a father who worked in the water plant of the City of Tel Aviv-Yafo. Arnon served in the IDF as a company commander in the Armored Corps.

He served as a coordinator of the Hebrew Scouts and as a department manager in the Education Administration of the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality.

Trade union career

Bar-David served for more than a decade as Union Chairman of the City of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and since 2006 he served as Chairman of the Histadrut Civil Servants Union.

In March 2019, after Avi Nissenkorn joined the Blue and White list and resigned as Chairman of the Histadrut, Bar-David was elected by the Histadrut body of representatives to the post of chairman of the Histadrut.[1][2]

One of his first acts after he took office was the closure of the Davar Rishon website, which criticized his entry into the post, his predecessor Nissenkorn and Moshe Kahlon.[3] On May 1, an alternative news site went live.

Personal

Bar-David is married to Hila Canister. He has six children. Bar-David lives in Kiryat Ono.

References
  1. https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001279902
  2. Duek, Amalia (20 February 2019). "הטענות ליורש של ניסנקורן ואשתו" [Claims to the successor of Nissenkorn and his wife]. Mako.
  3. https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001283012
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