Eli Cohen ( he, אֵלִי כֹּהֵן, born 3 October 1972) is an Israeli accountant and politician. He currently serves as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for

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 ...

and was Minister of Intelligence. He previously held the post of Minister of the Economy and Industry and was a member of the

Security Cabinet of Israel The State Security Cabinet (SSC) ( he, הקבינט המדיני-ביטחוני, ''HaKabinet HaMedini-Bithoni'') or Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (NSAC- National Security Affairs Committee) ( he, ועדת השרים לעניי ...

Biography

Cohen was born and raised in the Tel Giborim neighbourhood in

Holon Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. ...

. After his

IDF IDF or idf may refer to: Defence forces * Irish Defence Forces * Israel Defense Forces *Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006 * Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917 Organizations * Israeli Diving Federation * Interac ...

national service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The l ...

as a Major in the Israeli air force, he studied at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, gaining a BA in Accounting and an MBA, majoring in Financing and Accounting. He also obtained a bachelor's degree in Management and economics from the

Open University of Israel The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (CH ...

. He went on to work as an accountant, and lectures at Tel Aviv University. In 2000 he began to work at the BDO Ziv Haft Accountants’ firm as Head of the Economic Division. In 2003 he joined the credit rating company Maalot S&P and headed the Corporations Division. In 2007 he was appointed Senior Vice President of the

Israel Land Development Company Israel Land Development Company (ILDC) ( he, הכשרת הישוב, Hachsharat HaYishuv) is one of Israel's largest conglomerates, with fields including real estate, construction, energy and hotels. It was acquired in 1987 by Yaakov Nimrodi. His ...

. Prior to the

2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burun ...

he joined the new

Kulanu Kulanu ( he, כולנו, lit. ''All of Us'') was a centrist political party in Israel founded by Moshe Kahlon that focused on economic and cost-of-living issues. History The party was established on 27 November 2014 following months of spec ...

party, and was placed eighth on its list. He was elected to the Knesset as the party won ten seats. After being elected, he was appointed Chairman of the Reforms Committee, as well as joining the Finance Committee and the Joint Committee for the Defense Budget. On 23 January 2017 he took over from Kulanu leader

Moshe Kahlon Moshe Kahlon ( he, מֹשֶׁה כַּחְלוֹן, born 19 November 1960) is a retired Israeli politician. Between 2003 and 2013 he served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, and as Minister of Communications and Minister of Welfare & Social ...

as Minister of the Economy.Government 34
Knesset Cohen was placed second on the Kulanu list for the April 2019 elections, and was re-elected despite the party being reduced to four seats. He was re-elected on the Likud list in September 2019 and March 2020. In May 2020 he was appointed Minister of Intelligence in the new government. Cohen is married, has four children and lives in Holon.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cohen, Eli (politician born 1973) 1972 births Living people Israeli Jews People from Holon Tel Aviv University alumni Open University of Israel alumni Israeli accountants Tel Aviv University faculty Kulanu politicians Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Members of the 21st Knesset (2019) Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020) Government ministers of Israel Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–2021) Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–) Ministers of Intelligence of Israel