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Orit Farkash-Hacohen

אורית פרקש-הכהן

MK; former Strategic Affairs Minister (2020), Tourism Minister (2020-21) and Science & Technology Minister (2021-22); announced departure from Blue and White to join Eisenkot's Yashar in July 2025

Lawyer and the first woman to chair the Public Utilities Authority for Electricity, where she pushed to open Israel's energy market to competition before becoming a serial minister.

Positions and record

Chairs Knesset Subcommittee on AI and Advanced Technologies
Champions regulatory reform and breaking up energy-sector monopolies
Strong supporter of good-governance and anti-corruption measures
Voiced concerns about the pace and scope of 2023 judicial reform legislation
Backs technological-innovation, renewable-energy and R&D investment policy

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Orit Farkash-Hacohen, The State of Israel. https://thestateofisrael.com/mk/orit-farkash-hacohen