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Oved Yehezkel

Oved Yehezkel is an Israeli strategic consultant who served as Cabinet Secretary under Prime Minister Ehud Olmert from 2007 to 2009.

born 1965Cabinet Secretary under Ehud OlmertFounding the consulting firm TARAChairing Levinsky College of Education

Born: 28 March 1965
Occupation: management consultant, business consultant
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Oved Yehezkel was born in 1965

Yehezkel was born on March 28, 1965, in Ramla, where he grew up and went to school. He is married to Idit, and they have 4 children. The family lives in Kfar Daniel.

He joined the IDF in 1984 and served in Unit 8200 until 1988. He then studied international relations and Islamic and Middle Eastern studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, finishing in 1991. He was active in the student union, including as its spokesman and deputy chairman.

From 1989 he worked for the Jerusalem municipality, and from 1993 he was an aide to Mayor Ehud Olmert for 10 years. In 2003 he became Olmert's adviser at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor. In 2006 he was named deputy chief of staff in the Prime Minister's Office.

In July 2007 he became the 15th Cabinet Secretary and served until April 2009. He introduced changes to government procedures and set out a government transition book. Police questioned him in 2 affairs, but the State Attorney decided not to charge him.

After leaving office he founded the consulting firm TARA. Since 2009 he has volunteered as chairman of the Ramla city museum. Since 2020 he has chaired the board of Levinsky College of Education.

Oved Yehezkel's life in 8 milestones

1984
Joined the IDF and served in Unit 8200.
1991
Completed his degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
1993
Became an aide to Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert.
2003
Became Olmert's adviser at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor.
2006
Was appointed deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Olmert.
2007
Was appointed Israel's 15th Cabinet Secretary.
2009
Left office and began working as a strategic consultant.
2020
Became chairman of the board of Levinsky College of Education.

Oved Yehezkel served in Unit 8200

He served in Unit 8200 from 1984 to 1988 in intelligence, command and training roles, leaving as a lieutenant. He continued in the unit's reserves until 2003, when he was released as a lieutenant colonel.

Unit 8200