List of members of the twentieth Knesset
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The members of the 20th Knesset were elected on 17 March 2015 and sworn in on 31 March 2015.
Members of the Knesset
Replacements
| Date | Replacement | Party | Replacing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Robert Ilatov | Yisrael Beiteinu | Ilan Shohat | Shohat gave up his seat before the Knesset was sworn in.[1] As such, Shohat did not become a member. |
| 27 August 2015 | Sharren Haskel | Likud | Danny Danon | Danon was appointed Israel's representative to the United Nations.[2] |
| 4 September 2015 | Elazar Stern | Yesh Atid | Shai Piron | Piron resigned to return to teaching.[3] |
| 4 September 2015 | Oded Forer | Yisrael Beiteinu | Sharon Gal | Gal resigned to focus on journalism.[3] |
| 9 October 2015 | Shuli Mualem | The Jewish Home | Naftali Bennett | Bennett resigned (but remained a minister) to allow Mualem to enter the Knesset.[4] |
| 25 November 2015 | Yael Cohen Paran | Zionist Union | Danny Atar | Atar was elected head of the Jewish National Fund.[5] |
| 3 December 2015 | Avi Wortzman | The Jewish Home | Yinon Magal | Magal resigned after sexual harassment allegations against him.[6] |
| 6 December 2015 | Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home | Avi Wortzman | Bennett returned to the Knesset after Wortzman decided to remain working at Aleh Negev.[7] |
| 27 December 2015 | Amir Ohana | Likud | Silvan Shalom | Shalom resigned from the Knesset after a sexual harassment scandal.[8] |
| 24 January 2016 | Yigal Guetta | Shas | Meshulam Nahari | Nahari resigned to allow Guetta to enter the Knesset, but remained a deputy minister.[9] |
| 29 January 2016 | Akram Hasson | Kulanu | Moshe Kahlon | Kahlon resigned to allow Hasson to enter the Knesset, but remained a minister. |
| 23 May 2016 | Yehuda Glick | Likud | Moshe Ya'alon | Ya'alon resigned from the Knesset after resigning as Defense Minister. |
| 24 May 2016 | Ya'akov Asher | United Torah Judaism | Meir Porush | Porush stood down as part of a rotation agreement within United Torah Judaism.[10] |
See also
References
- ↑ Safed mayor pulls out of Yisrael Beytenu list before swearing in as MK The Jerusalem Post, 24 March 2015
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Two opposition lawmakers call it quits Times of Israel, 2 September 2015
- ↑ Bennett resigns from Knesset, will continue to serve as education minister The Jerusalem Post, 7 October 2015
- ↑ Zionist Union MK Danny Atar elected head of KKL-JNF; to be replaced in Knesset by Yael Cohen Paran Ynetnews, 19 October 2015
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- ↑ Bennett to return to Knesset The Jerusalem Post, 2 December 2015
- ↑ Shalom resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations; to be replaced by first gay Likud MK The Jerusalem Post, 20 December 2015
- ↑ New Shas MK Yigal Guetta sworn in The Jerusalem Post, 26 January 2016
- ↑ Meir Porush Resigns, Yaakov Asher to Fill His Knesset Seat Matzav, 22 May 2016
External links
- Current Knesset Members of the Twentieth Knesset Knesset website
