Jackie Levy ( he, ז'קי לוי, born 28 October 1960) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the
Knesset
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for
Likud
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, and as Deputy
Minister of Construction, before being elected mayor of
Beit She'an
Beit She'an ( he, בֵּית שְׁאָן '), also Beth-shean, formerly Beisan ( ar, بيسان ), is a town in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below se ...
in 2018.
Biography
Levy was born in
Beit She'an
Beit She'an ( he, בֵּית שְׁאָן '), also Beth-shean, formerly Beisan ( ar, بيسان ), is a town in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below se ...
, the second child of Likud politician
David Levy. After doing his
IDF
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Organizations
* Israeli Diving Federation
* Interac ...
national service
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The l ...
in the paratroopers, he became assistant to the mayor of
Ramat Yishai. In 1989, he was elected to Beit She'an City Council as part of the Lev faction, and served as Deputy Mayor between 1992 and 1998. In 2002, he was injured in a terrorist attack on the city's branch of the Likud party. In the same year, he became the city's mayor, serving until 2013.
[Former Beit She’an mayor, 18th on Likud list, indicted for environmental violations]
The Jerusalem Post, 2 March 2015
Prior to the
2015 Knesset elections, he was placed 18th on the Likud list. However, in March 2015, he was charged with environmental violations during his time as mayor.
[ He was elected to the Knesset as Likud won 30 seats, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Construction on 14 June.
In the October 2018 municipal elections, Levy was elected Mayor of Beit She'an. He subsequently left the Knesset and his deputy ministerial post on 18 November; his Knesset seat was taken by ]Osnat Mark
Osnat Hila Mark ( he, אוסנת הילה מארק, born 22 September 1967) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Likud in two spells between 2018 and 2021.
Biography
Mark was born and grew up in Ofakim. ...
.
Levy has seven children,Siblings, lawyers, activists and a ‘Godfather': New Knesset lawmakers have colorful pasts
Times of Israel, 31 March 2015 and his sister
Orly Levy
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The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius".
Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the com ...
is also a politician, serving as a Member of the Knesset for the
Likud
Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...
.
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1960 births
Living people
Deputy mayors of places in Israel
Deputy ministers of Israel
Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
Jewish Israeli politicians
Likud politicians
Mayors of places in Israel
Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019)
People from Beit She'an