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Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu

Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu is an Israeli politician who has served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.

born 1988Yesh Atid Knesset memberFounding Yesh Atid's youth wingLGBT rights legislationChairing the Knesset environmental lobby

Born: 5 August 1988, Tel Aviv
Occupation: politician
Party: Yesh Atid
Education: Northwestern University, Tel Aviv University

Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu was born in 1988 in Tel Aviv

Lahav-Hertzanu was born in Tel Aviv in 1988. As a school student he chaired the Tel Aviv-Yafo Student Council for 3 years. He also headed the youth branch of the Shinui party.

He earned a combined degree in law and in Middle Eastern and African history from Tel Aviv University. He later completed an executive master's in public law through Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University.

Although exempt from service for health reasons, he volunteered for the IDF and served about 6 years. He left the army as a captain.

He joined Yesh Atid in 2013 and founded and led its youth wing. He entered the Knesset in 2019 on the Blue and White list, and later returned several times as a replacement and through elections. He has chaired the environmental and LGBT lobbies in the Knesset and promoted bills on LGBT rights, including a proposal on parent listings in state forms that the Knesset rejected.

Lahav-Hertzanu is gay and lives with his partner in Herzliya.

Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu's life in 7 milestones

1988
Born in Tel Aviv.
2013
Joined Yesh Atid and became head of its youth wing.
2015
Placed 30th on the Yesh Atid list and was not elected.
2019
Elected to the Knesset on the Blue and White list.
2020
Returned to the Knesset in January and again in June as a replacement.
2021
Reelected to the Knesset in 14th place on the Yesh Atid list.
2022
Reelected in 15th place as Yesh Atid won 24 seats.

Yorai Lahav-Hertzanu served in the military

He volunteered for the IDF despite a health exemption and served about 6 years, the last 2 with the defense delegation to India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. He was discharged as a captain.

Yesh Atid