Yoav Kisch
Yoav Kisch (Hebrew: יואב קיש; born 6 December 1968) is an Israeli pilot and politician.
| Yoav Kisch | |
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| Date of birth | 6 December 1968 |
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Knessets | 20, 21, 22, 23 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2015– | Likud |
Biography
Kisch was born and raised in Tel Aviv. His paternal grandfather was Frederick Kisch, the highest-ranking Jew ever to serve in the British Army. Through his mother, he is a descendant of Shmuel Salant, who served as Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in the 19th century. Kisch held British citizenship until having to renounce it in 2015 as a condition of being allowed to take up a seat in the Knesset.[1] He holds an MBA from INSEAD. He was on the Likud Yisrael Beiteinu list for the 2013 Knesset elections, but failed to win a seat.
Prior to the 2015 elections he was placed 19th on the Likud list,[2] a slot reserved for the Tel Aviv region.[3] He was elected to the Knesset when Likud won 30 seats.[4]
Kisch is married with three children and lives in Ramat Gan.
References
- Five new MKs must give up foreign citizenship Haaretz, 26 March 2015
- Likud list Central Elections Committee
- Likud newcomer hints at compromise on East Jerusalem Times of Israel, 18 January 2015
- Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset Central Elections Committee
External links
- Yoav Kisch on the Knesset website