Orly Levy
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| Orly Levy | |
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1973 |
| Place of birth | Beit She'an, Israel |
| Knessets | 18, 19 |
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| 2009– | Yisrael Beiteinu |
Orly Levy-Abekasis (Hebrew: אורלי לוי, born 11 November 1973) is an Israeli politician. She is a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.
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Biography [edit]
Orly Levy was born in Beit She'an. She is the daughter of Moroccan-born former Foreign Affairs Minister David Levy. She did her national service in the Israeli Air Force and later earned a law degree. Before going into politics she worked as a model and a television host.[1]
Levy is married with three children and lives in Kibbutz Mesilot.[2]
Political career [edit]
For the 2009 elections, Levy was placed sixth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[3] and entered the Knesset after the party won fifteen seats.
References [edit]
- ^ Peraino, Kevin (2009-02-07). "From a Catwalk to Knesset". Newsweek (Feb 16, 2009). Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Knesset profile
- ^ "The party lists for Feb. 10". February 2, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
External links [edit]
- Orly Levy on the Knesset website
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