Moshe Kachlon

Kahlon, 2016

Moshe Kachlon ( Hebrew משה כחלון), (Born November 19, 1960 in Hadera ) is an Israeli politician. He was a member of the Knesset for the Likud and was Minister of Communications and Welfare in the 32nd Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . From March 2015 to January 2016 he was a member of the Knesset again, but now for Kulanu . Since May 2015 he has been (also) Minister of Finance of the 34th Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2016 he was also Minister of the Environment and from 2016 to 2017 also Minister of Economics.

biography

Kachlon was born in Hadera as one of seven children of a Jewish immigrant from Libya . From 1978 to 1986 he served in the Israel Defense Forces . After his military service he studied political science at the University of Haifa and graduated with a bachelor's degree before studying law in Netanya .

In 2003 he was a member of the Knesset for the first time. He even became deputy spokesman for the Knesset. In the run-up to the 2006 elections, he surprisingly won third place on the Likud list at the nomination party conference. After the 2009 elections, he regained his Knesset seat and became Minister of Communications.

In the Knesset, Kachlon is committed to improving the financial situation of economically disadvantaged groups in Israeli society. In particular, he advocates low bank fees and cheaper electricity for the socially disadvantaged.

As communications minister, Kachlon was responsible for filling key positions in the public broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority with people close to his party. Statements that became public during a presidium meeting of the Likud in December 2011 confirmed corresponding allegations of the opposition, which saw in Kachlon's actions a politicization of the station contrary to the pluralistic principles of public service broadcasting . In January 2012, the President of the National Audit Office, who also serves as the state ombudsman , who is independent from the government , announced an official investigation into the allegations.

On January 19, 2011, Moshe Kachlon was appointed as successor to Yitzchak Herzog as Minister of Welfare . At the end of 2012, he announced his retirement from politics and no longer took part in the Israeli parliamentary elections in 2013 .

At the end of October 2014, Kachlon left Likud on the grounds that the party's social character had been lost and that right-wing extremists had gained too much influence.

He founded the new Kulanu party , whose main concern is social policy and, in particular, reducing the cost of living in Israel. In the national parliamentary election on March 17, 2015, Kulanu won 10 seats.

Kachlon is married and has three children.

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^- kahlon Mosche Kachlon BICOM Biography (engl.)
2. ↑ MK Kahlon wins Likud primaries Haaretz, January 13, 2006 (Eng.)
3. ↑ New bill would give discounted electricity to poor families Haaretz, January 12, 2007 (Eng.)
4. ↑ MK Kahlon fed up with banking fees Haaretz, November 15, 2006 (Eng.)
5. ↑ Gavriel Queenann: 'Government Sacks IBA Management' in: 'Arutz Sheva' from December 16, 2011, accessed on February 20, 2012 (English)
6. ↑ Greer Fay Cashman: 'State comptroller to probe IBA politicization' in: 'Jerusalem Post' of January 10, 2012, accessed on February 20, 2012 (English)
7. ↑ Moshe Kahlon Officially Leaves Likud to form new party in 'Arutz Sheva', October 21, 2014
8. ↑ Ex-Likud minister to start new party to fight high prices in: 'The Times of Israel' of October 20, 2014 (Engl.)
9. ↑ Election in Israel: Netanyahu Makes a Comeback , Der Spiegel, March 17, 2015