Otniel Schneller

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Otniel Schneller

Date of birth	28 January 1952
Place of birth	Jerusalem, Israel
Knesset(s)	17th (current)
Party	Kadima

Otniel Schneller (Hebrew: עתניאל שנלר‎, born 28 January 1952) is an Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset for Kadima.

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Born in Jerusalem, Schneller took Jewish studies and social science at Bar-Ilan University, finishing his studied in 1978. Between 1983 and 1986 he served as secretary general of the Yesha Council, the body representing Israeli settlers in Gaza and the West Bank. In 1986 he became director general of the National Safety Authority in the Ministry of Transportation, a role he held until 1996.

In the run-up to the 2006 elections he was placed 26th on Kadima's list. With the party winning 29 seats, he entered the Knesset, and was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.

Schneller lives in the settlement of Ma'ale Mikhmas in the West Bank.