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Tzachi Hanegbi
16th National Security Advisor (Israel)
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2023
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
Preceded by
Eyal Hulata
Ministerial roles
1996
Minister of Health
1996–1999
Minister of Justice
2001–2003
Minister of the Environment
2002–2003
Minister of Transportation
2003–2005
Minister of Internal Security
2004–2006
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
2016
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
2016–2020
Minister of Regional Cooperation
2017
Minister of Communications
2020
Minister of Agriculture
2020
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
2020–2021
Ministry of Community Affairs
Faction represented in the Knesset
1988–2005
Likud
2006–2010
Kadima
2013–2022
Likud
Personal details
Born
(1957-02-26) 26 February 1957 (age 67) Jerusalem, Israel
Tzachi Hanegbi (Hebrew: צַחִי הַנֶּגְבִּי, born 26 February 1957) is an Israeli politician and national security expert serving as Israel's National Security Advisor. A member of Likud, Hanegbi previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Regional Cooperation and Minister of Community Affairs.
He served as Minister of Justice, Minister of Internal Security, Minister of Intelligence and Nuclear Affairs, and Minister in the Prime Minister's office supervising Israel's intelligence agencies Mossad and Shin Bet. He was also responsible for overseeing Israel's Atomic Energy Agency, and served as the minister in charge of Israel's strategic relationship and security dialogue with the United States. He also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and as the Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee and Majority Leader of the Knesset.
Hanegbi was appointed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to serve as acting prime minister of Israel, from 10 to 17 September 2017, while the prime minister traveled abroad.
He lost his seat in the Knesset in the 2022 Israeli legislative election.[1] In January 2023, Hanegbi was appointed head of the National Security Council.[2]
^"הרשימה המלאה: השרים והח"כים שנשארו מחוץ לכנסת". בחדרי חרדים (in Hebrew). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"לא רק בתחבורה: הממשלה אישרה עוד ארבעה מינויים פוליטיים". TheMarker. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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