Danny Danon
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Danon in August 2012
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1971 |
| Place of birth | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Knessets | 18, 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2009–2015 | Likud |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2015 | Minister of Science, Technology and Space |
Danny Danon (Hebrew: דני דנון, born 8 May 1971), is Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Danon previously served a member of the Knesset from the Likud Party, as Minister of Science, Technology and Space and as Deputy Minister of Defense. During his term in the 18th Knesset, Danon served as Deputy Speaker, Chair of the Special Committee on the Rights of the Child, and Chair of the Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs. In June 2016 Danon was elected as chair of the UN’s Legal Committee, the first Israeli to ever hold the position.
Danon was born in Ramat Gan to Joseph and Yoheved Danon. He attended Blich High School and was a member of the Betar youth movement. he earned a Bachelor's degree in international affairs from the Florida International University, and a Master's degree in public policy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After his national service in the IDF between 1994 and 1996, Danon was sent to Miami by the Jewish Agency.
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