Moshe Lion

Moshe Lion
Moshe Lion in 2024
Mayor of Jerusalem
Assumed office
4 December 2018
Preceded byNir Barkat
Personal details
Born (1961-10-06) 6 October 1961 (age 65)
Florentin, Tel Aviv, Israel
Political partyLikud
Spouse(s)Stavit
Children4
Alma materBar-Ilan University

Moshe Lion, or Moshe Leon (Hebrew: משה ליאון, born 6 October 1961) is an Israeli politician who has been the mayor of Jerusalem since 2018. He was a member of the Jerusalem City Council before. He was re-elected mayor in 2024 in a landslide victory, winning 81% of the vote.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff. (14 November 2018). "רואה החשבון שהפך לראש עיר". Israel Hayom (Hebrew). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion's party merges with Likud". The Jerusalem Post. 2018-12-11.
  3. ↑ "Upsets, landslides and runoffs: Israeli local election results pouring in". ynetnews. 28 February 2024.