Danny Danon
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Danny Danon (Hebrew: דני דנון, born 1971) is chairman of the World Likud organization and a member of the Jewish Agency's Board of Governors.
Danon was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, to Joseph and Yocheved Danon. He attended "Blich" high school and participated in the Betar youth movement. After his national service in the IDF (1994-1996), he was sent by the Jewish Agency to Florida, where he encouraged Jews to come to Israel.
He gained a Bachelors degree in International Affairs and Masters degree in Public Policy, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
In 1996 he was appointed MK Uzi Landau's assistant, during the term of the 14th Knesset. Later on he was appointed the Chairman of the World Betar organization for a few years.
Prior to the 1999 elections, Danon won 23rd spot on Likud's Knesset list in the party primaries. However, the party won only 19 seats, and Danon missed out on entering the Knesset.
Danon was of one of the loudest activists against Prime-Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan during the referendum conducted by the latter in the Likud party's central committee.
In June 2006, after beating MK Yuval Steinitz, Danon was elected Chairman of the World Likud organization.[1]
In July 2007 Danon, described as one of Binyamin Netanyahu's biggest critics, declared his candidacy for the Likud leadership election.[2] However, he finished last after Netanyahu and Moshe Feiglin, with 3.8% of the votes.
Danon is married to Tali and father to 3 girls.
[edit] References
- ^ Betar chair trounces MK Steinitz in World Likud poll Haaretz, 19 June 2006
- ^ Danon joins race for Likud leadership Jerusalem Post, 13 July 2007
