Eitan Petigro

Eitan Petigro was born in 1981

Eitan Petigro was born in Lod in 1981. He was named after his mother's brother, who fell in the Battle of the Chinese Farm in the Yom Kippur War. In 1994 he moved with his parents to Shoham, where he was the first chairman of the youth council and helped found the local scout troop.

He joined the IDF in 1999 and served as a transport pilot and later as a flight school instructor. He left the service in 2007 as a major and then flew Boeing 737 and Boeing 747 aircraft for El Al. He earned a bachelor's degree in management from the Open University and a master's degree in law from Bar-Ilan University.

He was chief of staff to the director general of several government ministries and advised the national infrastructure minister on natural gas. In 2008 he joined the Shoham council on Gil Livne's list, and in 2011 he became deputy head of the council, holding the planning and engineering portfolio.

In the 2018 election he led the list after Livne stepped down and won 63.73% of the vote. In 2020 he joined the Derech Eretz party. In June 2023 he said he would not run again, and he stayed in office until the February 2024 election. He is married to Li-Or and has 4 children.