Name: Yitzhak Aharonovitch
Party: Yisrael Beitenu

Date of Birth: 22/08/1950
Born and resides in Even Yehuda
Married, father of four.

Police Career:
2002-2004: Deputy Commissioner
2000-2002: Commander of the Southern District
1998-2000: Commander of the Judea Samaria District
1997-1998: Israel Police representative in the National Security Council
1995-1997: Israel Police Attaché to the United States, Canada and South America
1993-1995: Commander of the Israel Border Police

Public Activities
CEO, "Dan" Public Transportation (2004-2005)

Knesset 17:
Deputy Speaker of the Knesset
Minister of Tourism
Member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
Member of the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee
Member of the Committee on Drug Abuse
Member of the Finance Committee
Member of the Social Lobby
Member of the Jerusalem Lobby
Member of the Lobby for Druze and Circassian Communities

Military:
1968-1971
Lieutenant General (Res.)

Education:
B.A. in General History, University of Haifa

Appointed Minister of Public Security on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, to the 18th Knesset.

Email: sar@mops.gov.il

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