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Nir Barkat

Nir Barkat

Nir Barkat (born 1959) is an Israeli politician and former software entrepreneur of the Likud party.

Born
1959 (66 years), Jerusalem
Party
Likud
Office
Knesset member 2019–
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Website
barkat.org.il
Political position

Right · Where sources place the party (Likud)
Wikipedia: Likud is a major right-wing party
Ideology: conservatism, national conservatism, economic liberalism

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He founded the company BRM in 1988, was Mayor of Jerusalem in 2008-2018, has been a Knesset member since 2019 and Minister of Economy and Industry since 2023. He is named among the possible next Prime Ministers of Israel after the 2026 election.

Career

Born in Jerusalem, Barkat founded the antivirus software company BRM in 1988 and later became a venture capitalist. He was Mayor of Jerusalem from 2008 to 2018, joined Likud in December 2015, entered the Knesset in 2019 and has been Minister of Economy and Industry since 2023.

Offices held
  1. Knesset member 2019–
  2. Mayor of Jerusalem 2008–2018

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Photo: Mark Neyman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

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Prime Minister of Israel after the election?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Gadi EizenkotCentre6647%
Benjamin NetanyahuRight7636%
Naftali BennettRight549%
Avigdor LiebermanRight682%
Ofer Winter551%
Itamar Ben GvirFar right501%
Yair GolanCentre-left64<1%
Yair LapidCentre62<1%
Yossi Cohen65<1%
Yoaz HendelCentre-right51<1%
Ayelet ShakedRight50<1%
Nir BarkatRight66<1%

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