Benzi Robin, Knitted News17.01.22 12:13 Tu B’Shvat Tishpev
Dan Marzouk (Credit: Adina Wallman / Knesset Spokeswoman)
The Knesset presidency approved the proposal of the Speaker of the Knesset, MK Miki Levy, to appoint Adv. Dan Marzouk as the new Knesset Secretary.
However, coalition officials were surprised by the choice of attorney Dan Marzouk, who chose to retire from the Knesset to the private market, after not being appointed as the Knesset Spokesman in 2020.
According to them, since Marzouk retired from the Knesset, he has engaged in legal advice bordering on lobbying and offered himself as a professional adviser to the Knesset, the government and on issues of legislation and regulation, and may therefore be in conflict of interest.
Served in the Knesset for 14 years
Adv. Dan Marzouk holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the College of Management and a master’s degree in public law from the joint program of Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University in Chicago.
Adv. Marzouk served in the Knesset for about 14 years, of which 3 years as Assistant to the Knesset Secretary and about 10 years as Senior Assistant to the Knesset’s Legal Adviser, Adv. Il Yinon; As a private attorney and as a foreign lecturer at the University of Haifa.
Marzouk is expected to replace the current Knesset secretary, Yardena Meller-Horowitz, at the end of March.
Outgoing Knesset Secretary, Yardena Meller Horowitz (Photo: Danny Shem Tov, Spokeswoman for the Knesset)
Knesset Speaker Levy: “This is a worthy choice and a professional procedure”
This election, which was made for the first time in the history of the Knesset, after a professional selection procedure, with the assistance of an advisory public committee chaired by Justice Minister and former Knesset member Dan Meridor and Professor Suzy Navot, will be approved by the Knesset presidency this afternoon. Adv. Dan Marzouk will replace Knesset Secretary Yardena Meller Horowitz, who will complete 45 years of service in the Knesset at the end of March, including 12 years as Knesset Secretary.
Speaker of the Knesset MK Miki Levy: “I am proud and happy to announce the appointment of the new Knesset Secretary on the day of the Knesset holiday.
Photo: Danny Shem Tov / Knesset Spokeswoman
“The parliamentary and constitutional complexity of the Knesset plenum and its committees necessitated the election of a Knesset secretary with rich experience, who knows the secrets of Knesset work and is well versed in Knesset-government relations. “The last 12 years; a role she has performed with dedication, professionalism, honesty and impartiality.”
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