article_snippet: Herzog comes from Israeli political royalty.
article_snippet: Herzog grandfather, Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog, was the first chief rabbi of the state of Israel.
article_snippet: Herzog father, Chaim Herzog, was an Army general, an ambassador to the United Nations and the President of Israel.
article_snippet: Before entering politics, Herzog served with a military intelligence unit of the Israeli Defense Forces, rising to the rank of major, and worked as a lawyer and served as the director of the Israel Anti-Drug Authority.
article_snippet: Herzog began Herzog political career in 2003, when Herzog first won a seat in the Knesset with the Labor Party.
article_snippet: Herzog held a variety of ministerial positions, including minister of housing and construction, minister of tourism and minister of welfare and social services before becoming leader of the Labor Party in 2013.
article_snippet: Herzog has pegged Herzog bid for the premiership on social reform, vowing to "change the nature of the division of wealth.
article_snippet: Herzog has also promised to restart stalled peace talks with the Israel Anti-Drug Authority.