Jackie Levy ( he, ז'קי לוי, born 28 October 1960) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (wit ...

for

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel S ...

, and as Deputy Minister of Construction, before being elected mayor of

Beit She'an Beit She'an ( he, בֵּית שְׁאָן '), also Beth-shean, formerly Beisan ( ar, بيسان ), is a town in the Northern District of Israel. The town lies at the Beit She'an Valley about 120 m (394 feet) below sea level. Beit She'an is be ...

in 2018.

Biography

Levy was born in

, the second child of Likud politician David Levy. After doing his

IDF IDF or idf may refer to: Defence forces *Irish Defence Forces *Israel Defense Forces *Iceland Defense Force, of the US Armed Forces, 1951-2006 *Indian Defence Force, a part-time force, 1917 Organizations *Israeli Diving Federation *Interaction ...

national service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The ...

in the paratroopers, he became assistant to the mayor of

Ramat Yishai Ramat Yishai ( he, רָמַת יִשַּׁי, ''Jesse's Heights''; ar, رمات يشاي) is a town in the Northern District of Israel, located on the side of the Haifa– Nazareth road about eastern to Kiryat Tivon. It was previously calle ...

. In 1989, he was elected to Beit She'an City Council as part of the Lev faction, and served as Deputy Mayor between 1992 and 1998. In 2002, he was injured in a terrorist attack on the city's branch of the Likud party. In the same year, he became the city's mayor, serving until 2013.Former Beit She’an mayor, 18th on Likud list, indicted for environmental violations
The Jerusalem Post, 2 March 2015 Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections, he was placed 18th on the Likud list. However, in March 2015, he was charged with environmental violations during his time as mayor. He was elected to the Knesset as Likud won 30 seats, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Construction on 14 June. In the October 2018 municipal elections, Levy was elected Mayor of Beit She'an. He subsequently left the Knesset and his deputy ministerial post on 18 November; his Knesset seat was taken by

Osnat Mark Osnat Hila Mark ( he, אוסנת הילה מארק, born 22 September 1967) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Likud in two spells between 2018 and 2021. Biography Mark was born and grew up in Ofakim. ...

. Levy has seven children,Siblings, lawyers, activists and a ‘Godfather': New Knesset lawmakers have colorful pasts
Times of Israel, 31 March 2015 and his sister

Orly Levy Orly () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris. The name of Orly came from Latin ''Aureliacum'', "the villa of Aurelius". Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the comm ...

is also a politician, serving as a Member of the Knesset for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Levy, Jackie 1960 births Living people Deputy mayors of places in Israel Deputy ministers of Israel Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli politicians Likud politicians Mayors of places in Israel Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) People from Beit She'an