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Lea Nass

Lea Nass is an Israeli biochemist and Likud politician who served in the Knesset and as Deputy Minister of Pensioner Affairs.

born 1961Likud Knesset memberDeputy Minister of Pensioner AffairsChairing the Science and Technology Committee

Born: 27 December 1961, Israel
Occupation: politician, pedagogue, biochemist
Party: Likud
Education: Bar-Ilan University

Lea Nass was born in 1961 in Israel

Lea Nass was born in Israel on 27 December 1961. She graduated from the Kfar Pines ulpana.

She earned her B.A., M.A. and PhD in biochemistry at Bar-Ilan University and finished her doctorate in 1993. Her research dealt with sperm motility.

From 1993 to 2003 she sat on the Giv'at Shmuel council, handling the environment and sanitation, and also served as deputy mayor. She entered the Knesset for Likud in 2003 and chaired the Science and Technology Committee. She lost her seat in 2006 when Likud fell to 12 seats.

In the Likud primaries of December 2008 she won 10th place and was the first woman on the list. After returning to the Knesset in 2009 she was named Deputy Minister of Pensioner Affairs. Placed 60th on the joint Likud Yisrael Beiteinu list, she left the Knesset in 2013.

In 2014 she became an external director of Africa Israel Properties. She is married to Shlomo Nass, has 5 children and lives in Giv'at Shmuel.