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Meir Porush is an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for the United Torah Judaism party. He was born on 11 June 1955 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is the son of Rabbi Yitzchak Porush, a former Knesset member. Meir Porush studied at the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem and received a degree in economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was first elected to the Knesset in 1988 and served until 2015. During his time in the Knesset, he served as Deputy Minister of Education and Culture, Deputy Minister of Health, and Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction. Meir Porush is married and has seven children. His net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

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Age 68 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 11 June, 1955
Birthday 11 June
Birthplace Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality Israel

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2016

In March 2016, Porush was reprimanded by the Knesset ethics committee for saying that the "Women of the Wall" should be "thrown to the dogs". Porush responded by saying that if "Women of the Wall" refrained from eating non-kosher food, he would apologize to them.

In May 2016, he resigned from the Knesset to allow Ya'akov Asher to take his place as part of the rotation agreement between the parties in United Torah Judaism.

2011

Porush retained his Knesset seat in the 2009 elections, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Education in Netanyahu's second government. However, he resigned on 6 February 2011, as part of a seat rotation agreement. He was re-elected again in 2013 and 2015, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Education in the Netanyahu's fourth government formed in May 2015.

2003

He retained his seat in the 2003 elections. In 2005, he caused controversy by saying that then PM Ariel Sharon reminded him of Benito Mussolini. He was re-elected again in 2006, and ran for Mayor of Jerusalem in 2008, losing to the Likud politician Nir Barkat, by 50% to 42%.

1999

Porush retained his seat in the 1999 elections, and chaired the Knesset inquiry into financial problems of local councils. After Ariel Sharon won a special election for Prime Minister in 2001, Porush was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction.

1996

He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1996 elections as an Agudat Yisrael candidate on the United Torah Judaism list, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing in Binyamin Netanyahu's first government.

1955

Meir Porush (Hebrew: מֵאִיר פֹּרוּשׁ , born 11 June 1955) is an Israeli politician who has served as a member of the Knesset for the ultra-Orthodox Agudat Yisrael faction of United Torah Judaism between 1996 and 2011, and again from 2013 until 2016. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Education.

1916

Meir Porush was born in Jerusalem. His father Rabbi Menachem Porush (1916–2010) was one of the longest-serving Knesset members. Meir was educated in a yeshiva. After leaving yeshiva, he served in the IDF, and supports further Haredi participation in military service. Porush lives in Jerusalem with his wife and twelve children.