Ron Katz

Ron Katz was born in 1985 in Afula

Ron Katz was born in Afula on 4 October 1985. He grew up in Petah Tikva and went to Golda high school there.

He studied law through the IDF academic reserve and earned an LLB. He then served in the Military Advocate General's office, where he ran the foreign relations section, and left the army as a captain. He later worked as a lawyer.

When Yesh Atid was founded in 2012, he was chosen to lead its office in Petah Tikva, and he ran for the city council in 2013. Mayor Itzik Braverman then put him in charge of setting up a city events department. In 2018 his list backed Rami Greenberg for mayor, and after Greenberg won, Katz became deputy mayor and head of the city's education administration.

He was elected to the Knesset in 2021 from 16th place on the Yesh Atid list and was elected again to the 25th Knesset. He initiated a law ending contact between Israeli authorities and UNRWA. In July 2026 he announced his resignation and was replaced by Muhammad Abu Elhega.

He is married to Liron and has a son and a daughter. They live in Petah Tikva.