Age 52; Gedera-born to Yemenite-Libyan parents; first woman to chair Israel's National Students' Association; MK on and off since 2003.
Positions and record
- First woman to chair Israel's National Students' Association, a milestone for Mizrahi women in public life
- MK since 2003; portfolios have included Senior Citizens, Social Equality, Environmental Protection, Intelligence, and Innovation/Science/Technology
- As Intelligence Minister during the October 7 war, helped coordinate Israel's strategic messaging and hostage-related diplomacy
- Championing Israel's first female astronaut and significantly expanding national space-tech investment via NASA cooperation
- Deepening Israel's deep-tech and AI partnerships with India and other strategic allies
- Long-standing Mizrahi voice within Likud, building her career around broadening Sephardic/Mizrahi representation in Israeli leadership
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Gila Gamliel, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/gila-gamliel