Mickey Levy
- For the Israeli–American actress, see Micky Levy.
| Mickey Levy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date of birth | 21 June 1951 |
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Knessets | 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2013– | Yesh Atid |
Mickey Levy (Hebrew: מיקי לוי, born 21 June 1951) is an Israeli politician who serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance between 2013 and 2014. Before entering politics, he was a police officer.
Biography
Levy was born in Jerusalem to parents who were Kurdish Jewish immigrants from Cizre.[1] He served as head of Jerusalem branch of the Israel Police between 2000 and 2003. After retiring he worked as the Israeli police attaché in Washington, D.C..[2]
Prior to the 2013 Knesset elections he joined the new Yesh Atid party, and was placed eleventh on its list.[3] He entered the Knesset after the party won 19 seats. Following Yesh Atid's coalition agreement with Likud, he was appointed to serve as Deputy Finance Minister.[4] He was placed eleventh on the party's list again for the 2015 elections,[5] and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats.
References
- ↑ Şırnaklı Yahudi parlamenter: Kürdistan bağımsız olacak!
- ↑ All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
- ↑ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ↑ Deputy Finance Minister calls ultra-Orthodox 'parasites' on the air, and immediately apologizes Haaretz, 24 April 2013
- ↑ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External links
- Mickey Levy on the Knesset website