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Benny Gantz

Military · Politician

Benny Gantz is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Beni Ganc · Beni Gantz · Benjamin Gantz · Benny Gantz · Binjamin Ganc · 11 more...				[sources]
Other name	Beni Ganc · Benjamin Gantz · Benny Ganc · Benny Gantz · Benny Ganz · 11 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1959-06-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Kfar Ahim · Kfar Ahim, Israel · כפר אחים, ישראל				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
First name	Benyamin				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Gantz				[sources]
Website	kachollavan.org.il				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q557436				[sources]
Position	Chief of the General Staff (2011-2015) · Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (2021-2022) · Israeli acting prime minister (2020-2021) · Justice Minister of Israel (2021-2021) · Knesset member (2019-2019) · 6 more...				[sources]
Education	National Defense University · Tel Aviv University · University of Haifa · bachelor's degree · master's degree				[sources]
Source link	main.knesset.gov.il · main.knesset.gov.il				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-10	Last processed	2024-11-10	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Israeli military officer and politician (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-09

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence	2020-05-17	2022-12-29
Knesset Member	2020-03-16	2021-04-06
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel	2021-06-13	2022-12-29
Knesset member	2020-03-16	2021-04-06
Knesset member	2020-03-16	2021-04-06
Speaker of the Knesset	2020-03-26	2020-05-17
Knesset Member	2019-10-03	2020-03-16
Chief of the General Staff	2011-02-14	2015-02-16
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-01-01	2021-04-01
Knesset member	2019-10-03	2020-03-16
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-04-28	2021-06-13
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-01-01	2021-04-01
Speaker of the Knesset	2020-03-26	2020-05-17
Knesset Member	2019-04-30	2019-10-03
Chief of the General Staff	2011-02-14	2015-02-16
Knesset member	2022-11-15	-
Knesset member	2021-04-06	2022-11-15
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel	2021-06-13	2022-12-29
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-04-28	2021-06-13
Knesset member	2022-11-15	-
Minister of Defence	2020-05-17	2022-12-29
Israeli acting prime minister	2020-05-17	2021-06-13
Knesset Member	2022-11-15	-
Knesset Member	2021-04-06	2022-11-15
Knesset member	2021-04-06	2022-11-15
Israeli acting prime minister	2020-05-17	2021-06-13
Knesset member	2019-10-03	2020-03-16

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories426,359

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Israel Knesset Members474

Current Members of Israel's house of representatives

Israel · Knesset

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,628

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence	2020-05-17	2022-12-29
Knesset Member	2020-03-16	2021-04-06
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel	2021-06-13	2022-12-29
Knesset member	2020-03-16	2021-04-06
Knesset member	2020-03-16	2021-04-06
Speaker of the Knesset	2020-03-26	2020-05-17
Knesset Member	2019-10-03	2020-03-16
Chief of the General Staff	2011-02-14	2015-02-16
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-01-01	2021-04-01
Knesset member	2019-10-03	2020-03-16
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-04-28	2021-06-13
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-01-01	2021-04-01
Speaker of the Knesset	2020-03-26	2020-05-17
Knesset Member	2019-04-30	2019-10-03
Chief of the General Staff	2011-02-14	2015-02-16
Knesset member	2022-11-15	-
Knesset member	2021-04-06	2022-11-15
Deputy Prime Minister of Israel	2021-06-13	2022-12-29
Justice Minister of Israel	2021-04-28	2021-06-13
Knesset member	2022-11-15	-
Minister of Defence	2020-05-17	2022-12-29
Israeli acting prime minister	2020-05-17	2021-06-13
Knesset Member	2022-11-15	-
Knesset Member	2021-04-06	2022-11-15
Knesset member	2021-04-06	2022-11-15
Israeli acting prime minister	2020-05-17	2021-06-13
Knesset member	2019-10-03	2020-03-16