Boaz Toporovsky (; born 17 July 1980) is an Israeli politician. A former chair of the National Union of Israeli Students, he served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid between 2013 and 2015 and between 2019 and 2026. He served as the coalition whip and chair in the 24th Knesset.
Biography Toporovsky was born and grew up in Rishon LeZion, where he attended Haviv Elementary School. After completing his mandatory national service in the Israel Air Force, he studied law at Tel Aviv University, graduating with an LLB and a BA in economics, and later gaining an LLM from the same university. During his studies Toporovsky became chairman of the university's student union in 2005, holding the post until 2007. After graduating he worked as a senior advisor for Minister of Social Affairs, Isaac Herzog.New kids in the Knesset: Lapid's activists Haaretz, 24 January 2013
In May 2008 Toporovsky was elected chairman of the National Union of Israeli Students.Boaz Toporovsky elected national student union head The Jerusalem Post, 18 May 2008 In the same year, he founded the Tzabar party, heading its list for the 2009 Knesset elections,Tzabar list Israel Democracy Institute However, it received only 0.14% of the vote and failed to pass the electoral threshold. The party did win seats on Tel Aviv city council.All the kingmaker's men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013 He remained chairman of the National Union of Israeli Students until 2010. In March 2011 he became chairman of the Issta travel agency, holding the role until February 2013.Boaz Toporovsky Bloomberg
In the January 2013 Knesset elections Toporovsky was placed eighteenth on Yesh Atid's list, becoming a Knesset member when the party won 19 seats. During his first term in the Knesset he chaired the Israel–Moldova Parliamentary Friendship Group, and was a member of the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, the Finance Committee, the House Committee, the Science and Technology Committee and the Joint Committee for the Knesset Budget.Boaz Toporovsky: Knesset activities Knesset
He was placed fourteenth on the party's list for the 2015 elections,Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee losing his seat as the party was reduced to 11 seats. Prior to the April 2019 elections Yesh Atid joined the Blue and White alliance, with Toporovsky placed thirtieth on its list.Blue and White list Israel Democracy Institute He re-entered the Knesset after the alliance won 35 seats. He was again placed thirtieth on the Blue and White list for the September 2019 elections,Blue and White list Israel Democracy Institute retaining his seat. In the 2020 elections Toporovsky was again placed thirteenth on the Blue and White list and continued to manage the alliance's field office. After the 2021 elections Toporovsky was elected to head the subcommittee for the fight against traffic accidents.
Ahead of the 2021 elections he was placed twelfth on the Yesh Atid list and was re-elected again. With Yesh Atid becoming the largest party in the governing coalition, Toporovsky was appointed acting chairman of the coalition and chairman of the Yesh Atid faction in the Knesset. After Idit Silman resigned as chairman of the coalition, he was appointed as her replacement.Toporovsky to serve as de facto coalition head The Jerusalem Post, 3 May 2022 In December 2021 Toporovsky was elected to stand for a second time as the head of the subcommittee for the promotion of road safety on behalf of the economy committee.
Toporovsky was re-elected again in the 2022 elections, after which Yesh Atid went into opposition. After the elections, Toporovsky was appointed chairman of the Yesh Atid faction and the Opposition Whip and continued to serve as the head of the sub-committee for the promotion of road safety.
He served as the head of the Yesh Atid parliamentary group.
In 2025 Toporovsky led a Knesset delegation to Taiwan. The Chinese embassy in Israel objected strongly to the trip, labeling Toporovsky a 'trouble-maker' and saying that such trips endanger the foundations of Israel-China relations. The statement also accused Toporovsky of violating the One China principle and said that "If he is not restrained, he will fall and shatter into pieces on the edge of the abyss." The statement also threatened Toporovsky, saying that he should "not delude himself that he can harm China's core interests... without paying a price." the Embassy later denied that it had threatened Toporovsky claiming that it had instead used a "popular Chinese saying." Toporovsky is the chair of the Knesset's Israel-Taiwan Friendship Group and the delegation met with a number of Taiwanese legislators and officials including Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim.
In May of 2026, Toporovsky announced his intention to resign from the Knesset and retire from politics before the 2026 election. His resignation went into effect on 7 June 2026 and he was replaced by Oz Haim.
Personal life Toporovsky lives in Ness Ziona and is married to Shelly Herman, who participated in MasterChef Israel."רק עכשיו אני מבינה כמה לא הייתי מוכנה לפרסום" Mako, 1 January 2014 The couple have three children.
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