Michal Waldiger
Michal Waldiger | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2021– | Religious Zionist Party |
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| Born | 6 January 1969 Bnei Brak, Israel |
Michal Miriam Waldiger (Hebrew: מִיכַל מִרְיָם ווֹלְדִיגֵר, born 6 January 1969)[1] is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party.
Biography
Waldiger was born in Bnei Brak. She attended a Bnei Akiva Ulpana in Tel Aviv and earned a law degree from Bar-Ilan University.[2] She later became head of a law firm.[2] She served as director of Bat Ami, an organisation for religious Zionist girls carrying out national service.[3]
Entering politics, she was elected to the council of Givat Shmuel in the 2013 local elections as a representative of the Jewish Home. She ran for the local party leadership in the buildup to the 2018 local elections, but stood down from the party's list after being defeated. Prior to the 2021 Knesset elections she was placed second on the Religious Zionist Party list,[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats.
Waldiger is married, has five children and lives in Givat Shmuel.[2] She is the great-granddaughter of Naftoli Trop.
References
- ^ a b בחירות 2021: חברי הכנסת ה-24 מטעם הציונות הדתית Mako, 25 March 2021
- ^ a b c מיכל וולדיגר תרוץ עם סמוטריץ' ובן גביר Israel National News, 4 February 2021
- ^ Reform rabbi, Kahanist agitator, firebrand writer: The new Knesset’s 16 rookies The Times of Israel, 26 March 2021
External links
- Michal Waldiger on the Knesset website
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Israeli lawyers
- 21st-century Israeli lawyers
- 21st-century Israeli women politicians
- Bar-Ilan University alumni
- Israeli city councillors
- Israeli Orthodox Jews
- Jewish Israeli politicians
- Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
- Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)
- People from Bnei Brak
- Religious Zionist Party politicians
- The Jewish Home politicians
- Women members of the Knesset