List of members of the twentieth Knesset
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The members of the 20th Knesset were elected on 17 March 2015 and sworn in on 31 March 2015.
Members of the Knesset
[edit]Replacements
[edit]The twentieth Knesset had the highest number of replacements in Israeli history, with at least 27 members leaving mid-term. Eleven of those left due to the Norwegian Law.[1]
| Date | Replacement | Party | Replacing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Robert Ilatov | Yisrael Beiteinu | Ilan Shohat | Shohat gave up his seat before the Knesset was sworn in.[2] As such, Shohat did not become a member. |
| 27 August 2015 | Sharren Haskel | Likud | Danny Danon | Danon was appointed Israel's representative to the United Nations.[3] |
| 4 September 2015 | Elazar Stern | Yesh Atid | Shai Piron | Piron resigned to return to teaching.[4] |
| 4 September 2015 | Oded Forer | Yisrael Beiteinu | Sharon Gal | Gal resigned to focus on journalism.[4] |
| 9 October 2015 | Shuli Mualem | The Jewish Home | Naftali Bennett | Bennett resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Mualem to enter the Knesset.[5] |
| 25 November 2015 | Yael Cohen Paran | Zionist Union | Danny Atar | Atar was elected head of the Jewish National Fund.[6] |
| 3 December 2015 | Avi Wortzman | The Jewish Home | Yinon Magal | Magal resigned after sexual harassment allegations against him.[7] |
| 6 December 2015 | Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home | Avi Wortzman | Bennett returned to the Knesset after Wortzman decided to remain working at Aleh Negev.[8] |
| 27 December 2015 | Amir Ohana | Likud | Silvan Shalom | Shalom resigned from the Knesset after a sexual harassment scandal.[9] |
| 24 January 2016 | Yigal Guetta | Shas | Meshulam Nahari | Nahari resigned (but remained a deputy minister) to allow Guetta to enter the Knesset.[10] |
| 29 January 2016 | Akram Hasson | Kulanu | Moshe Kahlon | Kahlon resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Hasson to enter the Knesset. |
| 23 May 2016 | Yehuda Glick | Likud | Moshe Ya'alon | Ya'alon resigned from the Knesset after resigning as Defense Minister. |
| 24 May 2016 | Ya'akov Asher | United Torah Judaism | Meir Porush | Porush stood down as part of a rotation agreement within United Torah Judaism.[11] |
| 30 May 2016 | Yulia Malinovsky | Yisrael Beiteinu | Avigdor Lieberman | Lieberman resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Malinovsky to enter the Knesset |
| 2 November 2016 | Michael Malchieli | Shas | Aryeh Deri | Deri resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Malchieli to enter the Knesset[12] |
| 21 March 2017 | Juma Azbarga | Joint List | Basel Ghattas | Ghattas resigned after being jailed for smuggling notes and phones to Palestinian terrorists in Israeli jails.[13] |
| 11 August 2017 | Said al-Harumi | Joint List | Abdullah Abu Ma'aruf | Abu Ma'aruf resigned as part of a rotation agreement within the Joint List.[14] |
| 19 September 2017 | Danny Saida | Shas | Yigal Guetta | Guetta resigned after publicly revealing that he had attended a same-sex wedding.[15] |
| 20 September 2017 | Ibrahim Hijazi | Joint List | Osama Saadi | Saadi resigned as part of a rotation agreement within the Joint List.[16] |
| 20 September 2017 | Meshulam Nahari | Shas | Danny Saida | Nahari returned to the Knesset after resigning his ministerial post.[17] |
| 3 October 2017 | Saleh Saad | Zionist Union | Manuel Trajtenberg | Trajtenberg decided to retire from politics.[18] |
| 6 October 2017 | Leah Fadida | Zionist Union | Erel Margalit | Margalit resigned to return to working in business.[19] |
| 22 October 2017 | Mossi Raz | Meretz | Zehava Gal-On | Gal-On resigned from the Knesset.[20] |
| 25 October 2017 | Youssef Atauna | Joint List | Ibrahim Hijazi | Hijazi resigned from the Knesset.[21] |
| 8 February 2018 | Pnina Tamano-Shata | Yesh Atid | Yaakov Peri | Peri resigned from the Knesset after allegations that he leaked sensitive information when he was head of Shin Bet.[22] |
| 8 February 2018 | Wael Younis | Joint List | Youssef Atauna | Atauna resigned as part of a rotation agreement within the Joint List.[22] |
| 22 February 2018 | Danny Saida | Shas | Yitzhak Cohen | Cohen resigned under the Norwegian Law.[23] |
| 14 March 2018 | Yinon Azulai | Shas | David Azulai | David Azulai resigned under the Norwegian Law.[24] |
| 31 July 2018 | Robert Tiviaev | Zionist Union | Isaac Herzog | Herzog resigned from the Knesset after being elected Chairman of the Jewish Agency.[25] |
| 10 August 2018 | Niven Abu Rahmoun | Joint List | Wael Younis | Younis resigned as part of the rotation agreement within the Joint List.[26] |
| 18 October 2018 | Moshe Mizrahi | Zionist Union | Zouheir Bahloul | Bahloul resigned from the Knesset in protest at the nation-state law.[27] |
| 18 November 2018 | Osnat Mark | Likud | Jackie Levy | Levy left the Knesset after being elected mayor of Beit She'an.[28] |
| 18 November 2018 | Avigdor Lieberman | Yisrael Beiteinu | Yulia Malinovsky | Malinovsky left the Knesset after Lieberman's resignation as Defense Minister.[29] |
| 2 January 2019 | Fentahun Seyoum | Kulanu | Yoav Gallant | Gallant left the Knesset after joining Likud. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "27 gone out of 120: Knesset sees record number of dropouts". The Times of Israel. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
- ^ Harkov, Lahav (24 March 2015). "Safed mayor pulls out of Yisrael Beytenu list before swearing in as MK". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Netanyahu appoints Danny Danon as Israel's envoy to the UN". The Jerusalem Post. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ a b Two opposition lawmakers call it quits Times of Israel, 2 September 2015
- ^ Bennett resigns from Knesset, will continue to serve as education minister The Jerusalem Post, 7 October 2015
- ^ Zionist Union MK Danny Atar elected head of KKL-JNF; to be replaced in Knesset by Yael Cohen Paran Ynetnews, 19 October 2015
- ^ "Following Sexual Harassment Storm: Yinon Magal Leaves the Knesset". TheMarker (in Hebrew). November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ Bennett to return to Knesset The Jerusalem Post, 2 December 2015
- ^ Shalom resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations; to be replaced by first gay Likud MK The Jerusalem Post, 20 December 2015
- ^ New Shas MK Yigal Guetta sworn in The Jerusalem Post, 26 January 2016
- ^ Meir Porush Resigns, Yaakov Asher to Fill His Knesset Seat Matzav, 22 May 2016
- ^ Interior Minister Shal Leader Deri Resigns From Knesset Yeshiva World, 31 October 2016
- ^ Arab MK signs plea bargain, agrees to go to jail Times of Israel, 16 March 2017
- ^ Report: Internal Rotation Fight Threatens Future of Joint Arab List Jewish Press, 31 July 2017
- ^ Shas MK Resigns Amid Flak attending Wedding of Gay Nephew The Jerusalem Post, 13 September 2017
- ^ MK Osama Sa'adi resigned from the Knesset Israel National News, 20 September 2017
- ^ Gueta is no longer MK: Until Nahari will take his place, Danny Saida is a one-day MK Channel 10, 19 September 2017
- ^ Top Israeli economist quitting politics The Jerusalem Post, 28 September 2017
- ^ Labor MK Margalit quits Knesset, in second party resignation in week Times of Israel, 3 October 2017
- ^ Left-wing Leader Zehava Galon Announces Resignation From Knesset Haaretz, 18 October 2017
- ^ Arab MK steps down after shortest ever term Times of Israel, 23 October 2017
- ^ a b Yesh Atid MK Peri steps down amid misconduct allegations The Times of Israel, 7 February 2018
- ^ Shas deputy minister resigns as MK, retains ministerial post Times of Israel, 19 February 2018
- ^ Shas minister resigns from Knesset, will be replaced by son Times of Israel, 12 March 2018
- ^ Isaac Herzog resigns from the Knesset Ynetnews, 29 July 2018
- ^ Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
- ^ Arab lawmaker from Zionist Union quits Knesset over nation-state law The Times of Israel, 16 October 2018
- ^ Haifa elects first woman mayor The Jerusalem Post, 31 October 2018
- ^ No choice: Deri and Moshe Kahlon call for elections after Avigdor Lieberman quits The Jerusalem Post, 15 November 2018
External links
[edit]- Current Knesset Members of the Twentieth Knesset Knesset website
