Yair Lapid
| Yair Lapid | |
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| Date of birth | 5 November 1963 |
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Knessets | 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2013– | Yesh Atid |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2013–2014 | Minister of Finance |
Yair Lapid (Hebrew: יאיר לפיד, born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician, former Finance Minister and former journalist who is the Chairman of the Yesh Atid Party. He served as the Israeli Minister of Finance between 2013 and 2014. Prior to his entry into politics in 2012, he was a journalist, author, TV presenter and news anchor. The centrist Yesh Atid Party, which he founded, became the second largest party in the Knesset by winning 19 seats in its first election in 2013. The greater than anticipated results contributed to Lapid's reputation as a leading moderate.
In March 2013, following his coalition agreement with Likud, Lapid was appointed as the Israeli Minister of Finance. In May 2013, Lapid ranked first on the list of the "Most Influential Jews in the World" by The Jerusalem Post.
Yair Lapid, born in Tel Aviv, is the son of journalist and politician Yosef "Tommy" Lapid and author Shulamit (Giladi) Lapid. He has a sister, Merav, who is a clinical psychologist. Another sister, Michal, died in a car accident in 1984.
He is married to journalist Lihi Lapid and lives in the Tel Aviv neighborhood of Ramat Aviv. He and his wife have three children.
As a teenager, Lapid struggled with learning disabilities, and dropped out of high school. He never earned a bagrut (high school matriculation certificate). In January 2012, controversy arose after Lapid was admitted by Bar-Ilan University into a doctorate program, studying towards a PhD in hermeneutics. This was in violation of rules stating that all doctoral candidates must hold a BA. Lapid was admitted to the university based on his extra-academic credentials and career in journalism and writing.
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