Yoav Ben-Tzur

Yoav Ben-Tzur
Date of birth	(1958-06-11) 11 June 1958
Place of birth	Kfar Saba, Israel
Knessets	19, 20
Faction represented in Knesset
2014–	Shas

Rabbi Yoav Ben-Tzur (Hebrew: יואב בן-צור‎, born 11 June 1958) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas.

Biography

Born in Kfar Saba, Ben-Tzur went to school in Netanya and the Or Yisrael yeshiva in Petah Tikva. During his military service in the IDF he served in the Soldier Teachers unit. He later became a reserve captain in the Nahal Brigade. Between 1985 and 1992 he worked at the Or Hadash middle boarding school. In 1993 he became Immigration Co-ordinator in the Northern District for the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The following year he took up the position of Deputy Director General of the National Centre for the Development of Holy Places, where he worked between 1994 and 1997. He then became CEO of Hameshakem in 1998, serving until 2008. In 2001 he became chairman of the Jerusalem Religious Council, a position he held until the following year. He later worked as director-general of Shas' Ma'ayan HaChinuch HaTorani school system from 2007 until 2013.

A member of Shas, Ben-Tzur was placed twelfth on the Shas list for the 2013 Knesset elections, but failed to win a seat as Shas won eleven seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 22 June 2014 as a replacement for Ariel Atias, who resigned in order to take a break from politics.

Ben-Tzur has a master's degree in Business and Public Administration from the University of Manchester, and is married with seven children.

External links

• Yoav Ben-Tzur on the Knesset website