Alexander Kushnir ( he, אָלֶכְּסַנְדֶּר (אָלֵכְּס) קוּשְׁנִיר, born 2 November 1978) is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.

Biography

Kushnir was born in the Soviet Union. In 1992, he immigrated to Israel with his mother, settling in Ashkelon. He joined the Israeli Defense Forces as a combatant in the

Givati Brigade The 84th "Givati" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גִּבְעָתִי, , "Hill Brigade" or "Highland Brigade") is an Israel Defense Forces infantry brigade. Until 2005, the Brigade used to be stationed within the Gaza Strip and primarily perf ...

, rising to become a company commander in the brigade. Upon his release from the IDF, he enlisted in Shin Bet and held a variety of field positions. Kushnir graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

and an MBA with an internship in finance from Ono Academic College. He has held management positions in the energy, retail, and finance sectors and served as a representative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Belarus. Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections, Kushnir was placed 17th on the Yisrael Beiteinu list. Although the party won only six seats, when Yisrael Beiteinu joined the coalition government the following year, Kushnir was appointed Director-General of the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration when the party's Sofa Landver became the minister responsible for the portfolio. In February 2019, he was placed seventh place on the party's list for the April 2019 elections, but again failed to be elected as Yisrael Beiteinu won only five seats. However, in the early elections in September 2019, he was elected as the party gained eight seats.סגן רמטכ"ל, טייס קרב וסגנית מיס אירופה: הח"כים החדשים
Yedioth Ahronoth, 18 September 2019 Kushnir is married and has a daughter. He lives in Ashkelon.

References

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