Roy Folkman ( he, רוֹעִי פוֹלְקְמָן, born 5 August 1975) 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 (with ...
for
Kulanu
Kulanu ( he, כולנו, lit. ''All of Us'') was a centrist political party in Israel founded by Moshe Kahlon that focused on economic and cost-of-living issues.
History
The party was established on 27 November 2014 following months of specu ...
national service
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The ...
Folkman served as a combat medic. After leaving the army, he was involved in the
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel ( he, החברה להגנת הטבע, ''HaHevra LeHaganat HaTeva''), or SPNI, is an Israeli non-profit environmental organization working to preserve plants, animals, and natural environments that repr ...
, and studied for a BA in economics, Islam and Middle Eastern studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he was leader of the student union. He later gained a master's degree in public policy, studying at the
Kennedy School of Government
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at
Harvard University
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.
Between 2008 and 2012 he worked as an advisor to the
Mayor of Jerusalem
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Nir Barkat
Nir Barkat ( he, נִיר בַּרְקָת; born 19 October 1959) is an Israeli businessman and politician. He served as mayor of Jerusalem between the years 2008–2018.
Biography
Nir Barkat was raised in Jerusalem. His father, Zalman, was a ...
. In the 2013 he was placed sixth on Barkat's list for the City Council elections, but failed to win a seat.
Prior to the
2015 elections
The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015.
Africa
* 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015
* 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015
* 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015
* 2015 Burundi ...
he joined the new
Kulanu
Kulanu ( he, כולנו, lit. ''All of Us'') was a centrist political party in Israel founded by Moshe Kahlon that focused on economic and cost-of-living issues.
History
The party was established on 27 November 2014 following months of specu ...
party, and was placed ninth on its list. He was elected to the Knesset as the party won ten seats. He was fourth on the Kulanu list for the April 2019 elections, and was re-elected as the party won four seats. However, when Kulanu merged into Likud prior to the September 2019 elections, Folkman did not join Likud,Israeli MKs reject bid to install cameras in polling stations The Jewish Chronicle, 9 September 2019 and subsequently lost his seat.
Folkman lives in the moshav of