David Magen (Hebrew: דוד מגן, born 4 September 1945) is an Israeli former politician who served as a Minister of Economics and Planning, Minister without Portfolio, Mayor of Kiryat Gat, Chairman of the board of the Amidar company, and Chairman of the special committee for the establishment of the city Harish.

[1] In the 1973 municipal elections, Magen led the Likud list for the Kiryat Gat City Council.

Magen remained in the opposition and attempted to form an alternative coalition to oust the mayor from the Alignment.

[6] In the personal elections of November 1978, Magen received 64.5% of the votes, and his list won six out of thirteen seats on the council.

Following the committee's report published in 2002, seawater desalination plants were built, producing about 700 million cubic meters of water today.

[13] He participated in a research group led by the Spanish professor Andreu Lascorz on the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain from 2011–2013.

From June 2014 to May 2022, he served as the chairman of the special committee for the establishment of the city of Harish, which was granted municipal status at that time.