Yaakov Litzman

Yaakov Noach Litzman (Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב נָח לִיצְמָן, born 2 September 1948) is an Israeli politician and former government minister. A follower of the Ger Hasidic dynasty, he heads Agudat Yisrael, part of the United Torah Judaism alliance, in the Knesset. He previously served as Minister of Health and Minister of Housing and Construction. Litzman resigned from the Knesset in June 2022, as part of a plea agreement in which he admitted criminally obstructing the extradition of convicted pedophile Malka Leifer.

Yaakov Litzman
Ministerial roles
2015–2017Minister of Health
2019–2020Minister of Health
2020–2021Minister of Housing & Construction
Faction represented in the Knesset
1999–2005United Torah Judaism
2005–2006Agudat Yisrael
2006–2008United Torah Judaism
2008–2009Agudat Yisrael
2009–2021United Torah Judaism
2021–2022United Torah Judaism
Personal details
Born (1948-09-02) 2 September 1948
Allied-occupied Germany
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