Ofir Katz

Ofir Katz was born in 1980 in Afula

Ofir Katz was born in Afula on 19 May 1980. His father is of Romanian origin and his mother is of Iraqi origin. He lives in Afula and is married with two children.

He served in the IDF in the Northern and Southern Commands and was discharged as a staff sergeant. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science and communication from Yezreel Valley College.

Katz was active in Likud from his youth and put up posters for Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign in 1996. In 2009 he started working in Netanyahu's office as opposition leader. He later advised Culture and Sport Minister Limor Livnat and worked for Gilad Erdan as Interior Minister and as Public Security Minister.

He ran on the Likud list for the April 2019 elections as the representative of the Galilee and Valleys district and was elected as Likud won 36 seats. In the 23rd Knesset he was coalition coordinator on the Finance Committee. In the 25th Knesset he became coalition chairman, head of the Likud faction and chair of the House Committee.

In the 25th Knesset, 30 of the 177 private bills passed into law were his. His office has refused to work with some journalists, and the Union of Journalists in Israel criticized this. In the 2026 Likud primaries he placed fifth on the national list.