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Gideon Sa'ar
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Israeli politician
Key facts
- 2021
- Deputy Prime Minister
- 2024
- Minister without portfolio
- 2009 2013
- Minister of Education
- 2013 2014
- Minister of the Interior
- 2021 2022
- Minister of Justice
- 2023 2024
- Minister without portfolio
- 2003 2014
- Likud
- 2019 2020
- Likud
- 2022 2024
- National Unity
- 2024 2025
- New Hope
- Born
- ( 1966-12-09 ) 9 December 1966 (age 59) , Tel Aviv , Israel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Tel Aviv
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- foreign minister
- Educated at
- Tel Aviv University
- Employer
- HaHadashot 12
- Political party
- New Hope
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Academic degree
- bachelor's degree
- Military branch
- Israel Defense Forces
- Image
- Gideon Sa’ar - December 2024 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Jerusalem
- Residence
- Ness Ziona
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- Gideon Sa'ar
- date of birth
- 1966-12-09
- name in native language
- גדעון סער
- candidacy in election
- 2019 Likud leadership election
- birth name
- גדעון משה סרצ'נסקי
- social media followers
- 5090
- P10632
- Gideon Sa'ar
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Encyclopedic overview
Gideon Moshe Sa'ar (Hebrew: גדעון משה סער; born 9 December 1966) is an Israeli politician currently serving as Israel's Foreign Minister. Sa'ar was first elected to the Knesset as a member of Likud in 2003, serving until 2014. During that period, he served as Education Minister (2009–2013) and Minister of the Interior (2013–2014) under Benjamin Netanyahu's governments.
After a political hiatus, Sa'ar returned to the Knesset in 2019, and unsuccessfully challenged Netanyahu for the leadership of Likud. He subsequently formed his own party, New Hope, and became Minister of Justice (2021–2022) and Deputy Prime Minister (2021) in the Bennett-Lapid government. In 2022, Sa'ar formed an electoral pact with Benny Gantz's Blue and White faction named National Unity. As a member of the National Unity alliance, he returned to the opposition following the 2022 elections.
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