Amnon Cohen is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Shas. Cohen made aliyah to Israel in 1973. Amnon Cohen is married with four children and lives in Ramla.
2. Who is Amnon Cohen?
Amnon Cohen is an Israeli politician and member of
the Knesset for Shas.
Cohen made aliyah to Israel in 1973.
Amnon Cohen is married with four children and lives
in Ramla.
3. Amnon Cohen - Birth
Date of birth 1 June 1960 (age 53)
Place of birth Samarkand, Soviet Union
4. Amnon Cohen – Education
He gained a BA in business administration at the
Center for Academic Studies in Kiryat Ono
He took a two-year course at the Institute for Local
Government in Bar-Ilan University.
5. Amnon Cohen – Political Career
Amnon Cohen served as deputy mayor and acting
mayor of Ramla, and chaired the city's Organisation
for Prisoner Rehabilitation.
He has also been a member of the city union on
Secondary Education, the Ayalon Sewage
Programme, the Ayalon Fire Department and the
board of Amal College.
6. Amnon Cohen – Political Career
He was first elected to the Knesset on Shas' list
in 1999 and chaired the Public Petitions committee.
He retained his seat in the 2003 elections, after which
he chaired the State Control and Economic Affairs
committees.
7. Amnon Cohen – Political Career
He was re-elected again in 2006, and served as a
Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.
In 2006 he won the Quality of Government Badge for
legislators.
He retained his seat in the 2009 elections after being
placed fourth on the Shas list.
8. Ultra Orthodox Shas party member
Amnon Cohen seen in the Israeli
parliament in June, 2012.