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Daniel Benlulu

Daniel Benlulu is an Israeli former politician who served as a Likud member of the Knesset from 2003 to 2006.

born 1958Likud Knesset member, 2003 to 2006Chairing the Knesset House CommitteeAshdod city council member

Born: 6 May 1958, Morocco
Occupation: politician
Party: Likud

Daniel Benlulu was born in 1958 in Morocco

Daniel Benlulu was born in Morocco on 6 May 1958 to Moroccan-Jewish parents. He immigrated to Israel in 1969. He is divorced and has 2 children.

Benlulu served on the Ashdod city council. In late 2002 he won 20th place on the Likud list, in a spot reserved for the coastal plain, and entered the Knesset in 2003 when Likud won 38 seats. During his term he chaired the House Committee and the Joint Committee for the Knesset Budget.

In the 2006 elections he was placed 16th on the Likud list but lost his seat when the party won 12 seats. In the following elections he was placed 43rd and was not elected.

In May 2012 he was chosen as director general of the Tel Aviv Port, but the Government Companies Authority stopped the appointment because he did not meet the required conditions. In August 2020 Transport Minister Miri Regev proposed him to chair the Israel Airports Authority, but he was disqualified over a lack of special qualifications required given his political ties.