Rafi Peretz | |
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רפי פרץ | |
Ministerial roles | |
2019–2020 | Minister of Education |
2020–2021 | Minister of Jerusalem Affairs[1] |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2019 | Union of Right-Wing Parties |
2019 | Yamina |
2019–2020 | Jewish Home–National Union |
2020 | Yamina |
2020–2021 | Jewish Home |
Other roles | |
2010–2016 | Chief Military Rabbi |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerusalem, Israel | 7 January 1956
Rafael "Rafi" Peretz (Hebrew: רפאל "רפי" פרץ; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and former politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot who also served as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the leader of the Jewish Home party. Peretz was a member of the Knesset for the Yamina alliance until he separated from the faction in order to join the Netanyahu-led government.[2]