 During his term in the 18th Knesset, Danon served as Deputy Speaker, Chair of the Special Committee on the Rights of the Child, and Chair of the Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs.In June 2016, Danon was elected as chair of the UN’s Legal Committee, the first Israeli to ever hold the position.Danon was born in Ramat Gan to Yosef and Yoheved Danon.