Mickey Levy
Michael (Mickey) Levy, Hebrew: מיכאל (מיקי) לוי , (born 21 June 1951) is an Israeli politician of Yesh Atid.
Levy was born in Jerusalem. He was a major in the IDF, commander of the Judea and Samaria police district as well of the Jerusalem police district, and police attaché in the United States. Later on he was head of the Egged Ta'avura bus company.[1]
He has been a member of the Knesset since 5 February 2013.[2] From 2013 to 2014 he was deputy minister of finance in the Third Netanyahu Government. Since 13 June 2021 he has been speaker of the Knesset.[3][4]
Levy holds a bachelor in political science from Haifa University. He is married with four children and lives west of Jerusalem in Mevasseret Tzion.
References
- ↑ Mickey Levy Knesset
- ↑ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ↑ "Yesh Atid's Mickey Levy appointed new Knesset speaker". The Times of Israel.
- ↑ Kingsley, Patrick (2021-06-13). "Mickey Levy is the Knesset's new speaker." (in en-US). The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/world/middleeast/mickey-levy-knesset-speaker-israel.html. Retrieved 2021-06-14.