Yaakov Peri
Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology of Israel
Ya'akov Peri is a former head of the Israeli security agency Shin Bet and formerly a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He headed Shin Bet between 1988 and 1994. He was the first Shin Bet head born in Israel. After his service with Shin Bet he... Wikipedia
Born: 1944 (age 80 years), Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Party: Yesh Atid
Movies: The Gatekeepers and From Mossad to Eichmann
Spouse: Osnat Markovitz (m. 2009)
Previous office: Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology of Israel (2013–2014)
Education: Harvard University, Tel Aviv University, and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem