Michal Herzog

Michal Herzog
Michal Herzog
מיכל הרצוג‎
First Lady of Israel
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 July 2021
President	Isaac Herzog
Preceded by	Nechama Rivlin (2019)
Personal details
Born	Michal Afek; Template:Lang-he; 15 May 1962 (age 62); Ein Harod, Israel
Spouse	Isaac Herzog
Children	3
Occupation	Lawyer

Michal Herzog (Template:Lang-he; born 15 May 1962) is an Israeli lawyer. Married to Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel since 2021, she is the First Lady of Israel.

Early life

Michal Afek was born in the Kibbutz Ein Harod. Her parents were Zvia (née Brin), a teacher from Afula and Shaul Afek, a member of the Palmach and Colonel in the Israeli Defence Forces. Michal Afek grew up in Tel Aviv and in the Neve Rom neighborhood in Ramat Hasharon. Her paternal cousin is Chief Military Advocate General, Sharon Afek. During her time in the IDF, Afek served in the Intelligence Corps, where she met her future husband, Isaac Herzog, and they married in August 1985.^[1]^[2] They have three sons, Noam, Matan, Roy and live in the Tzahala neighborhood in Tel Aviv.^[3]

Career

In 1986, Michal Herzog graduated from law school at Tel Aviv University and in 1988 received a license from the Israel Bar Association. She was hired by the law firm of Uri Slonim and has represented, among others namely a bank robber Ronnie "Ofnobank" Leibowitz; head of the Shin Bet security branch Dror Yitzhaki before the Shamgar Commission established after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin; and Bank Leumi in 1993 following the 1983 Israel bank stock crisis.^[1]

Herzog has served on the board of directors of Ma'aleh, an organization that works to promote corporate responsibility issues and for the development of responsible management standards in Israel. She served as a director of Polar Investments and an external director of Friedenson Logistics Services.^[4]

In 2021, her husband was elected president of Israel, making her the First Lady of Israel.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c פוקס, נינה (2 June 2021). ""האישה הזאת היא צוק איתן". הגברת הראשונה - מיכל הרצוג" (in Hebrew). Ynet.
^ "סולידי" (in Hebrew). Hadashot. 15 August 1985.
^ ויסמן, לילך (28 November 2013). "יצחק (בוז'י) ומיכל הרצוג בעל ואישה מצב משפחתי: נשואים פלוס שלושה מקום מגורים: שכונת צהלה, תל אביב" (in Hebrew). Globes.
^ דובר, שירי (24 May 2016). "מיכל הרצוג פורשת מדירקטוריון פרידנזון, אליעזר שקדי משחק גולף" (in Hebrew). Globes.

External links

Media related to Michal Herzog at Wikimedia Commons

Honorary titles
Vacant Title last held by Nechama Rivlin	First Lady of Israel 2021–present	Incumbent

[ynet2021-1] פוקס, נינה (2 June 2021). ""האישה הזאת היא צוק איתן". הגברת הראשונה - מיכל הרצוג" (in Hebrew). Ynet.

[2] "סולידי" (in Hebrew). Hadashot. 15 August 1985.

[3] ויסמן, לילך (28 November 2013). "יצחק (בוז'י) ומיכל הרצוג בעל ואישה מצב משפחתי: נשואים פלוס שלושה מקום מגורים: שכונת צהלה, תל אביב" (in Hebrew). Globes.

[4] דובר, שירי (24 May 2016). "מיכל הרצוג פורשת מדירקטוריון פרידנזון, אליעזר שקדי משחק גולף" (in Hebrew). Globes.

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