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Yochanan Locker

Yochanan Locker is a retired Israeli Air Force major general who served as military secretary to the prime minister and later chaired Israel Chemicals and Clalit Health Services.

born 1958Military secretary to the prime ministerThe Locker Committee on defense budgetChairing Clalit Health Services

Born: 17 September 1958, Jerusalem
Occupation: military personnel, military officer
Education: Bar-Ilan University
Rank: aluf
Wars: 1982 Lebanon War, Gaza War (2008–2009)

Yochanan Locker was born in 1958 in Jerusalem

Locker was born in Jerusalem and grew up in Bat Yam, Tel Aviv and Berlin, where his father had business. His mother Rivka was born in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem. His father Martin was a Holocaust survivor and Irgun member who came to Israel on the Altalena.

He joined the Air Force in 1976 and trained as a combat navigator. He rose through squadron, base and staff posts and became a major general in 2010, serving as the prime minister's military secretary until November 2012. He holds a bachelor's degree from Bar-Ilan University and a master's in public administration from Harvard University.

After leaving the army he held business roles, including chairman of Hadera Paper from May 2013. In 2014 he headed a committee reviewing the defense budget, known as the Locker Committee. He chaired Israel Chemicals from August 2016 and Clalit Health Services from March 2020.

He is divorced and has 4 children. His brothers are attorney Harel Locker and heart surgeon Prof. Haim Locker.

Milestones in Yochanan Locker's life

1976
Joined the Israeli Air Force.
1991
Became commander of Squadron 107, the first navigator to command a combat squadron.
2001
Became commander of Hatzerim Air Base.
2008
Appointed Air Force chief of staff.
2010
Promoted to major general and named military secretary to the prime minister.
2014
Headed the committee reviewing the defense budget.
2016
Became chairman of Israel Chemicals.
2020
Became chairman of Clalit Health Services.

Yochanan Locker served in the military

Locker served in the Air Force from 1976 as a Phantom combat navigator, fought in the 1982 Lebanon War, and commanded Squadron 107 and Hatzerim Air Base. He reached the rank of major general in 2010 as military secretary to the prime minister.