Yaya Fink
Israeli social and political activist
Yair "Yaya" Fink (Hebrew: יאיר "יאיא" פינק; born June 14, 1984) is an Israeli social and political activist. He is currently one of the leaders of the protest for equal burden, and he also serves as head of a faction and the Social Justice Division in the Histadrut.
Biography
Fink was born in Jerusalem, the youngest of six siblings. He was educated at the yeshiva of the religious kibbutz in Ma'ale Gilboa and completed his military service as an officer in the Paratroopers Brigade. After his release, he voluntarily managed the "Good Neighbor" association, and later served as the spokesperson for Jerusalem City Council member Rachel Azaria. Fink earned a bachelor's degree in political science and an MBA from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Public activities
In 2011–2013, during the Eighteenth (2009–2012) and Nineteenth (2013–2015) Knessets, he served as the Chief of Staff of MK Shelly Yachimovich as the Leader of the Labor Party and the Speaker of the Opposition. He managed the field headquarters of the Tag Meir Association. In 2014–2015, Fink managed the field headquarters of the Ofek Credit Union, and was one of its founders. In 2015, he founded the lobbying project Lobby 99, which he managed until 2019.
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