Ofir Sofer
Ofir Sofer (Hebrew: אוֹפִיר סוֹפֵר, born 1 August 1975) is an Israeli politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for the Yamina alliance.
| Ofir Sofer | |
|---|---|
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1975 |
| Place of birth | Alma, Israel |
| Knessets | 21, 22, 23 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2019 | Union of Right-Wing Parties |
| 2019 | Yamina |
| 2019–2020 | Jewish Home–Tkuma |
| 2020– | Yamina |
Early life
Sofer was born in moshav Alma, the son of Rachel and Ben-Zion. His mother worked as a teacher, and his father was a headteacher and also served as head of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. He attended he Benyahu school in Kerem Ben Zimra, before moving to Midreshet Noam and Yeshivat Shavei Hebron. He started his national service in the Israel Defense Forces in the Israeli Air Force Flight Academy, but transferred to the Paratroopers Brigade. He remained in the army until 2007, when he joined the Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev, and the Galilee as a project manager.
Political career
In 2014, he became secretary general of the Orthodox-nationalist Tkuma party.[1] When the party joined the Union of Right-Wing Parties alliance for the April 2019 Knesset elections, Sofer was placed fourth on the alliances' list, and entered the Knesset when it won five seats.[2]
References
- "'All cities in the Galilee will become mixed'". Israel National News. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "Here's the Full List of Israeli Lawmakers – and Only a Quarter Are Women". Haaretz. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
External links
- Ofir Sofer on the Knesset website