Roy Folkman (; born 5 August 1975) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the

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for Kulanu between 2015 and 2019.

Biography

During his IDF

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Folkman served as a combat medic. After leaving the army, he was involved in the

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, and studied for a BA in economics, Islam and Middle Eastern studies at the

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, 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 at

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. Between 2008 and 2012 he worked as an advisor to the

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Nir Barkat. In the 2013 municipal elections he was placed sixth on Barkat's list for the City Council elections, but failed to win a seat. Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections he joined the new Kulanu 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 Nes Harim, and is married with two children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Folkman, Roy Living people 1975 births Politicians from Tel Aviv Jewish Israeli politicians Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Harvard Kennedy School alumni Kulanu politicians Members of the 20th Knesset (2015–2019) Members of the 21st Knesset (2019) Israeli people of Hungarian-Jewish descent