Ido Grinblum

Ido Grinblum was born in 1986

Ido Grinblum was born on July 24, 1986, in Jerusalem, the eldest of four children. As a child he moved with his family to Kiryat Tivon. His mother Shlomit was a social worker and his father Dror managed the community centers department of the local council.

He attended ORT Greenberg high school in Kiryat Tivon. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations from the Hebrew University in 2015 and a master's degree in public policy from Tel Aviv University in 2017. At the Hebrew University he was deputy chair of the student union and headed its culture department.

In the IDF he served as a fighter and commander in the Shaldag Unit and fought in the Second Lebanon War. He later managed a joint health project of the Health Ministry and the Jerusalem municipality.

In 2018 he ran for head of the Kiryat Tivon council for the Labor Party and won the second round with 54%. In his terms he advanced the new Tzel Oranim neighborhood, an employment zone, a recycling program and a security reform. He was reelected in 2024 with 87% of the vote.

Under his leadership the council formally recognized the LGBT community. He is married and has 2 children.