Bezalel Smotrich

Bezalel Smotrich

Bezalel Yoel Smotrich (Hebrew: בְּצַלְאֵל יוֹאֵל סְמוֹטְרִיץ׳ [bet͡salˈ(ʔ)el ˈsmotʁit͡ʃ]; born 27 February 1980) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Finance since 2022. The leader of the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism, he previously served as a Knesset member for the Jewish Home and Yamina, leaving in 2023 after resigning under the Norwegian Law, allowing him to remain a minister in the government while his seat in the Knesset could be taken by another candidate from his party. Smotrich is a settler in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, living in the settlement of Kedumim, which is illegal under international law. His residence was also built illegally outside the settlement proper. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Bezalel Smotrich is the 15,211th most popular politician (up from 15,697th in 2024). (up from 4,291st in 2019)