Rafi Peretz
Rafi Peretz | |
|---|---|
רפי פרץ | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2019–2020 | Minister of Education |
| 2020–2021 | Minister of Jerusalem Affairs |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2019 | Union of Right-Wing Parties |
| 2019 | Yamina |
| 2019–2020 | Jewish Home–National Union |
| 2020 | Yamina |
| 2020–2021 | Jewish Home |
| Other roles | |
| 2010–2016 | Chief Military Rabbi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1956 Jerusalem, Israel |
Rafael "Rafi" Peretz (Hebrew: רפאל "רפי" פרץ; born 7 January 1956) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and former politician. A former military officer and helicopter pilot who also served as the Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces, he was the leader of the Jewish Home party. Peretz was a member of the Knesset for the Yamina alliance until he separated from the faction in order to join the Netanyahu-led government.