Career
He was previously the thirteenth mayor of Bnei Brak, having taken office in 2008. Asher was born and raised in Ramat Gan and served in the IDF as a private. He became mayor of Bnei Brak in 2008, having already been involved with the city council for nineteen years.
He became mayor in 2008 without an election, as there were no opposing candidates due to an agreement between Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael to share the post of mayor on an alternating basis. He had previously run for mayor of El'ad, but lost to Tzuriel Krispel. His election to the Knesset meant he had to resign his mayoral position.
He was placed seventh on the UTJ list again for the 2015 elections, but lost his seat when the alliance was reduced to six seats. Asher is married with seven children.