Amir Ohana | |
|---|---|
 Ohana in 2023 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2019–2020 | Minister of Justice |
| 2020–2021 | Minister of Public Security |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2015–2020 | Likud |
| 2021– | Likud |
| Other roles | |
| 2022– | Speaker of the Knesset |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1976 Beersheba, Israel |
Amir Ohana (Hebrew: אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה, born 15 March 1976) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet official and politician who has served as the Speaker of the Knesset since 2022,[1] and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister of Justice and Minister of Public Security. He was the first openly gay right-wing member of the Knesset and the first openly gay man from Likud to serve in the Knesset.[2] He is also the first openly gay person to be appointed as a minister in the Israeli government[3] and the first openly gay Speaker of the Knesset.[4]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Likud's First Openly Gay Lawmaker to Be Sworn in Following Silvan Shalom's Resignation". Haaretz. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Netanyahu names Amir Ohana as new justice minister". Yedioth Ahronoth. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (29 December 2022). "Likud's Amir Ohana becomes Israel's first openly gay Knesset speaker". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.