Tzachi Hanegbi

Background

Tzachi Hanegbi was born on 26th of February, 1957 in Jerusalem and raised in Tel-Aviv.He is a son of Geula Cohen and Emmanuel Hanegbi, prominent members of Lehi underground, who fought the British occupation until establishment of the State in 1948.

Education

In October 1974, after having graduated Ironi Hey High School, he enlisted in the IDF, where he served in the Paratroopers Brigade from August 1975 and until his discharge from regular service in October 1977.After his military service, he received a B.A. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in international relations and law.

Career

Hanegbi served as president of Hebrew University Student Union (1979-80), president of the National Union of Israeli Students (1980-82), advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1984-86), and bureau director in the Prime Minister's Office (1986-88). Hanegbi has served as a member of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, the Committee on Constitution, Law and Justice, the Knesset House Committee, the Commmittee on Labor and Social Welfare, and the Committee on Education and Culture. In 2006, Hanegbi moved to the newly formed Kadima party and was reelected to the Knesset.Hanegbi has held six different ministerial positions in the Israeli Cabinet - Minister of Health (1996), Minister of Justice (1996-1999), Minister of the Environment (2001-2003), Minister of Transportation (2002-2003), Minister of Internal Security (2003-2005) and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (2004-2006).

Politics

In November 1988, Hanegbi was first elected to the Knesset with the Likud. He served as a MK for 22 consecutive years until December 2010. In the 13th Knesset, he headed the Knesset’s Economic Affairs Committee, and he initiated the formation of a National Authority to Fight Road Accidents, promoted reform of the fuel market and pavement of the Trans-Israel Highway (Highway 6).

Views

Quotations: "We have switched from defense to offense and in this battle all the members of the Hamas leadership are legitimate targets."

"Where there is a fence, there is no terror. Where there's no fence, there is terror."

"In his actions was a crude trampling of the law and of proper administrative rules, politicization of the public service, and the use of public resources to advance personal and political interests".

Membership

From 1974 to 1977, Hanegbi served in the paratroopers brigade of the Israel Defense Forces.In November 1988, Hanegbi was first elected to the Knesseth with the Likud.In 2012, Hanegbi moved back to the Likud Party and was reeleted to Knesseth in January 2013.

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  He participated in the first Lebanon War in 1982.

  Israel Defense Forces , Israel

  1974 - 1977

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  In 2006, Hanegbi was put on trial for charges of election bribery, fraud and breach of trust. In July 2010, after a four-year trial, he was cleared on all the charges and voluntary suspended himself from the Knesseth. In 2013 he was reelected to Knesseth.

  Knesseth , Israel

  1988 - 2010

Connections

He is married and four sons.

Father:

Emmanuel

Mother:

Geula Cohen