Elazar Stern
Profile
Elazar Stern is an Israeli politician and retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces. After a distinguished military career where he served as Head of the Manpower Directorate and commander of the IDF Officers Training School, he entered politics in 2012. He has served as a Member of the Knesset for several terms, representing the Hatnuah and Yesh Atid parties, and held the position of Minister of Intelligence from 2021 to 2022. Stern is known for his legislative work on religion and state issues, the rights of Holocaust survivors, and military service reform.
Details
- Born
- August 25, 1956 · 69 years old
- Birth place
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Education
- Bar-Ilan University (Bachelor's degree), Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University (EMBA), National Defense University (Master's degree)
- Career
- Major General in the Israel Defense Forces, teacher, chairman of the Foundation for the Benefit of Holocaust Victims in Israel, chairman of the Ethiopian National Project
