Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services
2020–2021
Minister of Regional Cooperation
2022–2024
Minister of Science & Technology
Faction represented in the Knesset
2009–2023
Likud
Diplomatic roles
2024–
Consul General in New York
Personal details
Born
(1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51) Tel Aviv, Israel
Ofir Akunis (Hebrew: אוֹפִיר אָקוּנִיס, born 28 May 1973) is an Israeli politician and diplomat. Since May 2024, he has been the Israeli Consul General in New York, his first diplomatic posting. As a politician, Akunis previously served as a member of the Knesset for Likud. He was the Minister of Science and Technology from 2015 to 2020 and from 2022 to 2024. He has previously held the posts of Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services in 2020, and Minister of Regional Cooperation in 2020-2021.
OfirAkunis (Hebrew: אוֹפִיר אָקוּנִיס, born 28 May 1973) is an Israeli politician and diplomat. Since May 2024, he has been the Israeli Consul General...
Ofir is an alternate spelling of the Jewish name Ophir. The name may refer to: OfirAkunis (born 1973), Israeli politician Ofir Amram (born 1986), Israeli...
Knesset on February 25, 2007 and was replaced by Yuli-Yoel Edelstein OfirAkunis (26); Benny Begin (5); Danny Danon (24); Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (13); Michael...
light of this, On December 9, 2014, OfirAkunis was appointed as the deputy environmental protection minister. Akunis replaced Amir Peretz, who resigned...
Netanyahu nominated Member of the Knesset OfirAkunis for the position in a cabinet meeting on 27 April 2021. Akunis won a majority in a vote held by the cabinet...
2013 election. The request for her disqualification, submitted by MK OfirAkunis (Likud) and which obtained the necessary number of signatures, stated...
Israelis to visit the Temple Mount; however, according to Likud spokesman OfirAkunis, the actual purpose was to "show that under a Likud government [the Temple...
visited Israel and met with Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office OfirAkunis. and Samaria Regional Council, Gershon Mesika and Yossi Dagan. Like its...
Vaturi Shalom Danino Haim Katz OfirAkunis Tali Gottlieb Hanoch Milwidsky Boaz Bismuth Moshe Saada Eli Dellal Gila Gamliel Ofir Katz May Golan Director General...
Ethics Committee for the incident. On behalf of the Likud government, OfirAkunis condemned the "insane incitement" but called Zoabi a "traitor", "terrorist"...
subsequently entered the Knesset on 9 February 2023 as a replacement for OfirAkunis, who resigned under the Norwegian Law. Melaku is the author of the book...
members Avraham Naguise, Yoav Ben-Tzur, Revital Swid, Ksenia Svetlova and OfirAkunis led the parade with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. 52 68 2016 June 5...
elections. The request for her disqualification was submitted by MK OfirAkunis (Likud) and had obtained the necessary number of signatures. It stated...
Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and MKs Tzipi Hotovely, OfirAkunis and Fania Kirshenbaum have supported the proposed legislation. They argue...
December 2016 17 May 2020 7 Gilad Erdan Likud 35 17 May 2020 5 July 2020 8 OfirAkunis Likud 35 5 July 2020 13 June 2021 9 Issawi Frej Meretz 36 13 June 2021...
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