Yohanan Plesner
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Yohanan Plesner | |
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2007–2013 | Kadima |
Personal details | |
Born | London, United Kingdom | 17 January 1972
Yohanan Plesner (Hebrew: יוחנן פלסנר; born January 17, 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima between 2007 and 2013.
Life and career
Plesner was born in
Plesner grew up in Jerusalem, and during his
Plesner lives in Hod HaSharon with his wife Shimrit and their three children Talia, Abigail and Dan. He also has two daughters, Michaela and Ayala, from a previous marriage to Matat, a lawyer.[3][4]
Member of the Knesset from 2007 to 2013
Plesner became a member of Knesset in 2007. During his time in the legislature, Plesner spoke out on issues ranging from national security and electoral reform to preservation of the environment and excellence in education.
The Knesset Ethics Committee censured Plesner in 2011 for making “insulting and harmful comments that are not connected to political stances and public life, but rather an MK’s personal life.” Plesner, during a Haneen Zoabi speech on the
Plesner was, in 2012, Deputy Chairman of the Kadima Faction and a member of both the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee and of the Defense and Foreign Relations Committee. He was also founder of the European Forum of the Knesset, a parliamentary group dedicated to improving relations between the Knesset and European legislators, and chaired the Knesset's permanent delegation to the Council of Europe.
Placed third on the Kadima list for the 2013 elections, he lost his seat when the party was reduced to two MKs.[5]
Post-Knesset career
In 2014, Plesner was appointed President of the Israel Democracy Institute, replacing Dr. Arye Carmon upon his retirement.
Plesner Committee
In 2012, Plesner chaired the Keshev committee, though widely known as the Plesner Committee, for revision in
References
- ^ Three dual-citizen MKs ordered to annul their foreign passports
- ^ Cohen, Shimeon. 'אין לוחם בסיירת מטכ"ל שלא נשבר, אבל לא כך' (in Hebrew). Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
- ^ Lansky, Naama (2 April 2008). מלך הג'ונגל [King of the Jungle] (in Hebrew). Haaretz. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ^ "איך הפך יוחנן פלסנר לכוכב פוליטי?". 5 July 2012.
- ^ Kadima Central Elections Committee
- ^ "Plesner report: Criminal files for haredim who don't serve". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
External links
- Yohanan Plesner on the Knesset website