List of members of the twentieth Knesset

20th Knesset
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Overview
Legislative bodyKnesset
JurisdictionIsrael
Meeting placeKnesset building
Term31 March 2015 – 26 December 2018
Election17 March 2015
Government34th government
Knesset
PresidentReuven Rivlin
Prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu
SpeakerYuli Edelstein

The members of the 20th Knesset were elected on 17 March 2015 and sworn in on 31 March 2015.

Members of the Knesset

Alliance Party Name
Likud (30) Benjamin Netanyahu • Gilad Erdan • Yuli Edelstein • Israel Katz • Miri Regev • Ze'ev Elkin • Yariv Levin • Benny Begin • Tzachi Hanegbi • Yuval Steinitz • Gila Gamliel • Ofir Akunis • David Bitan • Haim Katz • Yoav Kish • Tzipi Hotovely • Dudi Amsalem • Miki Zohar • Anat Berko • Ayoob Kara • Nava Boker • Avi Dichter • Avraham Neguise • Nurit Koren • Yaron Mazuz • Oren Hazan • Sharren Haskel • Amir Ohana • Yehuda Glick • Osnat Mark
Zionist Union (24) Labor (18) Isaac Herzog • Shelly Yachimovich • Stav Shaffir • Itzik Shmuli • Omer Bar-Lev • Yehiel Bar • Merav Michaeli • Eitan Cabel • Mickey Rosenthal • Revital Swid • Zouheir Bahloul • Eitan Broshi • Michal Biran • Nachman Shai • Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin • Yossi Yona • Saleh Saad • Leah Fadida
Hatnua (5) Tzipi Livni • Amir Peretz • Yoel Hasson • Ksenia Svetlova • Eyal Ben-Reuven
Green Party (1) Yael Cohen Paran
Joint List (13) Hadash (4) Ayman Odeh • Aida Touma-Suleiman • Dov Khenin • Yousef Jabareen
Ra'am (4) Masud Ghnaim • Abd al-Hakim Hajj Yahya • Taleb Abu Arar • Said al-Harumi
Balad (4) Jamal Zahalka • Haneen Zoabi • Juma Azbarga • Niven Abu Rahmoun
Ta'al (1) Ahmad Tibi
Yesh Atid (11) Yair Lapid • Yael German • Meir Cohen • Ofer Shelah • Haim Jelin • Yoel Razvozov • Karin Elharar • Aliza Lavie • Mickey Levy • Elazar Stern • Pnina Tamano-Shata
Kulanu (10) Eli Alaluf • Michael Oren • Rachel Azaria • Tali Ploskov • Yifat Shasha-Biton • Eli Cohen • Roy Folkman • Meirav Ben-Ari • Akram Hasson • Fentahun Seyoum
Shas (7) Ya'akov Margi • Yoav Ben Tzur • Yitzhak Vaknin • Michael Malchieli • Meshulam Nahari • Danny Saida • Yinon Azulai
United Torah Judaism (7) Agudat Yisrael (3) Yaakov Litzman • Eliezer Moses • Yisrael Eichler
Degel HaTorah (3) Moshe Gafni • Uri Maklev • Ya'akov Asher
Yisrael Beiteinu (5) Avigdor Lieberman • Sofa Landver • Hamad Amar • Robert Ilatov • Oded Forer
Jewish Home (5) Uri Ariel • Eli Ben-Dahan • Nissan Slomiansky • Moti Yogev • Bezalel Smotrich
Meretz (5) Ilan Gilon • Issawi Frej • Michal Rozin • Tamar Zandberg • Mossi Raz
New Right (3) Naftali Bennett • Ayelet Shaked • Shuli Mualem
Independent (1) Orly Levy

Replacements

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.

Date Replacement Party Replacing Notes
–Robert IlatovYisrael BeiteinuIlan ShohatShohat gave up his seat before the Knesset was sworn in. As such, Shohat did not become a member.
27 August 2015Sharren HaskelLikudDanny DanonDanon was appointed Israel's representative to the United Nations.
4 September 2015Elazar SternYesh AtidShai PironPiron resigned to return to teaching.
4 September 2015Oded ForerYisrael BeiteinuSharon GalGal resigned to focus on journalism.
9 October 2015Shuli MualemThe Jewish HomeNaftali BennettBennett resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Mualem to enter the Knesset.
25 November 2015Yael Cohen ParanZionist UnionDanny AtarAtar was elected head of the Jewish National Fund.
3 December 2015Avi WortzmanThe Jewish HomeYinon MagalMagal resigned after sexual harassment allegations against him.
6 December 2015Naftali BennettThe Jewish HomeAvi WortzmanBennett returned to the Knesset after Wortzman decided to remain working at Aleh Negev.
27 December 2015Amir OhanaLikudSilvan ShalomShalom resigned from the Knesset after a sexual harassment scandal.
24 January 2016Yigal GuettaShasMeshulam NahariNahari resigned (but remained a deputy minister) to allow Guetta to enter the Knesset.
29 January 2016Akram HassonKulanuMoshe KahlonKahlon resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Hasson to enter the Knesset.
23 May 2016Yehuda GlickLikudMoshe Ya'alonYa'alon resigned from the Knesset after resigning as Defense Minister.
24 May 2016Ya'akov AsherUnited Torah JudaismMeir PorushPorush stood down as part of a rotation agreement within United Torah Judaism.
30 May 2016Yulia MalinovskyYisrael BeiteinuAvigdor LiebermanLieberman resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Malinovsky to enter the Knesset
2 November 2016Michael MalchieliShasAryeh DeriDeri resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Malchieli to enter the Knesset
21 March 2017Juma AzbargaJoint ListBasel GhattasGhattas resigned after being jailed for smuggling notes and phones to Palestinian terrorists in Israeli jails.
11 August 2017Said al-HarumiJoint ListAbdullah Abu Ma'arufAbu Ma'aruf resigned as part of a rotation agreement within the Joint List.
19 September 2017Danny SaidaShasYigal GuettaGuetta resigned after publicly revealing that he had attended a same-sex wedding.
20 September 2017Ibrahim HijaziJoint ListOsama SaadiSaadi resigned as part of a rotation agreement within the Joint List.
20 September 2017Meshulam NahariShasDanny SaidaNahari returned to the Knesset after resigning his ministerial post.
3 October 2017Saleh SaadZionist UnionManuel TrajtenbergTrajtenberg decided to retire from politics.
6 October 2017Leah FadidaZionist UnionErel MargalitMargalit resigned to return to working in business.
22 October 2017Mossi RazMeretzZehava Gal-OnGal-On resigned from the Knesset.
25 October 2017Youssef AtaunaJoint ListIbrahim HijaziHijazi resigned from the Knesset.
8 February 2018Pnina Tamano-ShataYesh AtidYaakov PeriPeri resigned from the Knesset after allegations that he leaked sensitive information when he was head of Shin Bet.
8 February 2018Wael YounisJoint ListYoussef AtaunaAtauna resigned as part of a rotation agreement within the Joint List.
22 February 2018Danny SaidaShasYitzhak CohenCohen resigned under the Norwegian Law.
14 March 2018Yinon AzulaiShasDavid AzulaiDavid Azulai resigned under the Norwegian Law.
31 July 2018Robert TiviaevZionist UnionIsaac HerzogHerzog resigned from the Knesset after being elected Chairman of the Jewish Agency.
10 August 2018Niven Abu RahmounJoint ListWael YounisYounis resigned as part of the rotation agreement within the Joint List.
18 October 2018Moshe MizrahiZionist UnionZouheir BahloulBahloul resigned from the Knesset in protest at the nation-state law.
18 November 2018Osnat MarkLikudJackie LevyLevy left the Knesset after being elected mayor of Beit She'an.
18 November 2018Avigdor LiebermanYisrael BeiteinuYulia MalinovskyMalinovsky left the Knesset after Lieberman's resignation as Defense Minister.
2 January 2019Fentahun SeyoumKulanuYoav GallantGallant left the Knesset after joining Likud.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Orly Levy resigned from Yisrael Beiteinu on 19 May 2016, continuing to serve as an independent
  2. 1 2 Three MKs left the Jewish Home to establish the New Right in December 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "20th Knesset to be sworn in during celebratory first meeting". The Jerusalem Post. 31 March 2015.
  2. ↑ . The Times of Israel. 26 December 2018 https://www.timesofisrael.com/20th-knesset-officially-dissolves-sets-elections-for-april-9-2019/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "27 gone out of 120: Knesset sees record number of dropouts". The Times of Israel. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Harkov, Lahav (24 March 2015). "Safed mayor pulls out of Yisrael Beytenu list before swearing in as MK". The Jerusalem Post.
  5. ↑ "Netanyahu appoints Danny Danon as Israel's envoy to the UN". The Jerusalem Post. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. 1 2 Two opposition lawmakers call it quits Times of Israel, 2 September 2015
  7. ↑ Bennett resigns from Knesset, will continue to serve as education minister The Jerusalem Post, 7 October 2015
  8. ↑ Zionist Union MK Danny Atar elected head of KKL-JNF; to be replaced in Knesset by Yael Cohen Paran Ynetnews, 19 October 2015
  9. ↑ "Following Sexual Harassment Storm: Yinon Magal Leaves the Knesset". TheMarker (in Hebrew). November 30, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ Bennett to return to Knesset The Jerusalem Post, 2 December 2015
  11. ↑ Shalom resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations; to be replaced by first gay Likud MK The Jerusalem Post, 20 December 2015
  12. ↑ New Shas MK Yigal Guetta sworn in The Jerusalem Post, 26 January 2016
  13. ↑ Meir Porush Resigns, Yaakov Asher to Fill His Knesset Seat Matzav, 22 May 2016
  14. ↑ Interior Minister Shal Leader Deri Resigns From Knesset Yeshiva World, 31 October 2016
  15. ↑ Arab MK signs plea bargain, agrees to go to jail Times of Israel, 16 March 2017
  16. ↑ Report: Internal Rotation Fight Threatens Future of Joint Arab List Jewish Press, 31 July 2017
  17. ↑ Shas MK Resigns Amid Flak attending Wedding of Gay Nephew The Jerusalem Post, 13 September 2017
  18. ↑ MK Osama Sa'adi resigned from the Knesset Israel National News, 20 September 2017
  19. ↑ Gueta is no longer MK: Until Nahari will take his place, Danny Saida is a one-day MK Channel 10, 19 September 2017
  20. ↑ Top Israeli economist quitting politics The Jerusalem Post, 28 September 2017
  21. ↑ Labor MK Margalit quits Knesset, in second party resignation in week Times of Israel, 3 October 2017
  22. ↑ Left-wing Leader Zehava Galon Announces Resignation From Knesset Haaretz, 18 October 2017
  23. ↑ Arab MK steps down after shortest ever term Times of Israel, 23 October 2017
  24. 1 2 Yesh Atid MK Peri steps down amid misconduct allegations The Times of Israel, 7 February 2018
  25. ↑ Shas deputy minister resigns as MK, retains ministerial post Times of Israel, 19 February 2018
  26. ↑ Shas minister resigns from Knesset, will be replaced by son Times of Israel, 12 March 2018
  27. ↑ Isaac Herzog resigns from the Knesset Ynetnews, 29 July 2018
  28. ↑ Edelstein refuses to sign MK's Arabic resignation letter The Jerusalem Post, 8 August 2018
  29. ↑ Arab lawmaker from Zionist Union quits Knesset over nation-state law The Times of Israel, 16 October 2018
  30. ↑ Haifa elects first woman mayor The Jerusalem Post, 31 October 2018
  31. ↑ No choice: Deri and Moshe Kahlon call for elections after Avigdor Lieberman quits The Jerusalem Post, 15 November 2018