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He entered politics in 2006, serving as Chief of Staff for [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] until 2008. In 2011, together with [[Ayelet Shaked]], he co-founded the [[My Israel]] extra-parliamentary movement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21569080-rival-right-winger-may-be-rattling-incumbent-prime-minister-newly-hatched|title=Israel's election: A newly hatched hawk flies high|newspaper=The Economist|date=5 January 2013|access-date=8 March 2021}}</ref> In 2012, Bennett was elected as the party leader of The Jewish Home. In the [[2013 Israeli legislative election|2013 Knesset elections]], the first contested by The Jewish Home under Bennett's leadership, the party won 12 seats out of 120.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Diplomacy-and-Politics/Final-election-count-Right-bloc-61-Center-Left-59-seats|title=Final election count: Right bloc 61, Center-Left 59 seats|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|date=24 January 2013|author1=Gil Stern|author2=Jeremy Sharon|author3=Lahav Harkov}}</ref> He served under Prime Minister Netanyahu as [[Ministry of Economy (Israel)|Minister of Economy]] and [[Ministry of Religious Services|Religious Services]] from 2013 to 2015 and as [[Ministry of Education (Israel)|Minister of Education]] from 2015 to 2019. In December 2018, Bennett defected from The Jewish Home to form the [[New Right (Israel)|New Right]].<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-shaked-expected-to-announce-break-from-jewish-home-form-new-party/ Bennett, Shaked quit Jewish Home, announce formation of ‘HaYamin HeHadash’] The Times of Israel, 29 December 2018</ref>
On 2 June 2021, Bennett [[Thirty-sixth government of Israel|agreed]] to a [[rotation government]] with [[Yair Lapid]], whereby Bennett would serve as Israel's prime minister until 2023, after which Lapid would assume the role until 2025.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kingsley|first=Patrick|date=2021-06-02|title=Live Updates: Netanyahu Faces Ouster as Foes Reach Deal for New Government|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/06/02/world/israel-government-netanyahu-bennett|access-date=2021-06-02|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Bennett was sworn in on June 13, 2021. He is the second Prime Minister of Israel (after Netanyahu) who was born after the establishment of the Israeli state.
==Early life==
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