Alon Schuster

Alon Schuster was born in 1957 in Mefalsim

Alon Natan Schuster was born in 1957 and grew up at Kibbutz Mefalsim in the northern Negev. His father was born in Germany and his mother in Argentina. In 1975 he did a volunteer service year in Sderot.

He served in the paratroopers and lost the sight in one eye in 1981. He later earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He worked as a teacher and deputy principal at the Sha'ar HaNegev school and was secretary of Mefalsim in the 1990s.

In 2002 he became mayor of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council and held the post until 2018. He worked on protecting homes and schools under rocket threat from Gaza. He received the Minister's Award for Environmental Excellence for 2011.

He joined Israel Resilience Party and entered the Knesset with Blue and White in 2019. In May 2020 he became Minister of Agriculture and left the Knesset under the Norwegian Law. From 2021 to 2022 he was Deputy Minister of Defense, and he was elected again in 2022 with National Unity.

He is married to Lizzie and has 3 sons and a daughter. He lives at Mefalsim and supports Hapoel Tel Aviv.