Yair Lapid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Yair Lapid

Israeli politician, journalist, author, TV presenter and news anchor

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Profession: actor, writer, politician, television presenter, journalist, film actor, opinion journalist, newspaper editor

Nationality: Israel

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

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About Yair Lapid

  • Yair Lapid (Hebrew: ???? ?????; born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician and former journalist serving as Chairman of the Yesh Atid party.
  • He served as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2014.
  • Before entering politics in 2012, Lapid was an author, TV presenter and news anchor.
  • The centrist Yesh Atid party, which he founded, became the second-largest party in the Knesset by winning 19 seats in its first legislative election in 2013.
  • The greater-than-anticipated results contributed to Lapid's reputation as a leading centrist. In March 2013, following his coalition agreement with Likud, Lapid was appointed to be Minister of Finance and member of the Security Cabinet.
  • In 2013, Lapid ranked first on the list of the "Most Influential Jews in the World" by The Jerusalem Post.
  • He was also recognized in 2013 as one of the leading Foreign Policy Global Thinkers, and ranked as one of TIME Magazine's 100 "Most Influential People in the World".Lapid serves on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and the Sub-Committee on Intelligence and the Security Services.

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