Nitzan Horowitz
Nitzan Horowitz (Hebrew: נִצָּן הוֹרוֹבִיץ; Transliterated: Niṣṣān Hôrôvīṣ; born 24 February 1965) is a politician and former journalist who served as Israel's Minister of Health from 2021 to 2022. He is the former leader of Meretz. He previously was the chief U.S. correspondent and commentator for the Israeli News Company, known as Channel 2 News.
Nitzan Horowitz | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2021–2022 | Minister of Health |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2009–2015 | Meretz |
| 2019–2020 | Democratic Union |
| 2020–2021 | Meretz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1965 Rishon LeZion, Israel |
He served two full terms in the Knesset (2009–2015) on the Meretz list. Before being elected to the Knesset, he was the Foreign Affairs commentator and head of the International desk at Hadashot 10, the news division of Channel 10. In 2013, he ran for mayor of Tel Aviv. In June 2019, he won the Meretz leadership election, and served as the Minister of Health. In July 2022, he announced that he would step down as Meretz's leader.