Meirav Ben-Ari
Meirav Ben-Ari (Hebrew: מירב בן-ארי, born 13 November 1975) is an Israeli politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Kulanu between 2015 and 2019.
| Meirav Ben-Ari | |
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| Date of birth | 13 November 1975 |
| Place of birth | Raanana, Israel |
| Knessets | 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2015–2019 | Kulanu |
Biography
Ben-Ari was born in Raanana and moved to Netanya with her family as a child. Her father, Rafael Ben-Ari (originally Ayubi) was an Iranian-Jewish immigrant to Israel and her mother, Esther Ben-Ari (née Sa'adon) was a native-born Israeli of Libyan-Jewish origin. During her IDF national service she served in the Education and Youth Corps, with her last post being the education officer of the Golani Brigade. She studied for a BA in law and government and a Master's degree in business administration at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. Between 2003 and 2004 she was head of the student union at the college.
In 2005 she took place in the reality show "Needed: A Leader". She won the contest, winning five million shekels. In the 2013 local elections she was fourth on the Rov HaIr list for Tel Aviv City Council.[1] She was elected to the council and given the portfolio for promoting youth.
Prior to the 2015 elections she joined the new Kulanu party, and was placed tenth on its list.[2] She was elected to the Knesset as the party won ten seats.[3] She was placed sixth on the party's list for the April 2019 elections, but lost her seat when the party was reduced to four seats.
She currently lives in Tel Aviv. She has a daughter and is the first single mother in the Israeli Knesset.[4]
References
- The academy of the leaders of the future IDC Herzliya
- Kulanu list Central Elections Committee
- Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset Central Elections Committee
- Merav, Ben Ari (April 9, 2018). "Merav Ben Ari Knesset Member and Single Mom". YouTube.
External links
- Meirav Ben-Ari on the Knesset website