Yoav Galant
| Yoav Galant | |
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| Date of birth | 8 November 1958 |
| Place of birth | Jaffa, Israel |
| Knessets | 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2015– | Kulanu |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2015– | Minister of Construction |
| Yoav Galant | |
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| Allegiance |
 Israel
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| Service/branch | Navy, Southern Command |
| Years of service | 1977–1982, 1984–2012 |
| Rank | Aluf (Major General) |
| Battles/wars | Second Lebanon War, Operation Cast Lead |
Yoav Galant (Hebrew: יואב גלנט; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces. In January 2015 he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset, he was appointed Minister of Construction.
Yoav Galant was born in Jaffa. His mother, Fruma, was a Holocaust survivor and his father, Michael, served in the Givati Brigade in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, including the Samson's Foxes unit. Michael participated in Operation Yoav and named his son for the operation. Galant received a BA in Business and Finance Management from the University of Haifa.
Galant lives in Moshav Amikam. He is married to Claudine, a retired IDF lieutenant colonel. They have a son and two daughters.
In 2011, Galant was tapped to succeed Gabi Ashkenazi as the Chief of General Staff by Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Although his appointment was approved by the government it was overturned due to allegations of building of an unauthorized access road to his home and planting an olive grove on public land outside the boundaries of his property.
Galant began his military career in 1977 as a naval commando in the 13th Flotilla. In the 1980s, after six years in the flotilla, he moved to Alaska and worked as a lumberjack. He then returned to the navy and served on a missile boat (including a position as deputy-commander of INS Keshet) and again in the 13th Flotilla. In 1992, Galant was earmarked by then-navy commander Ami Ayalon for the command of the 13th Flotilla, a position he was meant to take up in 1994. Galant preferred not to study during the two remaining years, and instead moved into the ground forces and in 1993 took up command of the Menashe (Jenin) Brigade of the West Bank Division.
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