Orna Starkmann | |
|---|---|
אורנה שטרקמן | |
 Orna Starkmann | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2022 | Yamina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 November 1984 Nahariya,Israel |
Orna Starkmann (born 16 November 1984) [1] is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yamina in 2022. [2] Starkmann is a former deputy mayor of Nahariya.
Starkmann was born in Nahariya to Michael and Hannah Starkmann,who owned a small hotel. Starkmann later became the hotel's manager, [3] and led a protest by hotel owners against the Israeli government during the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] She has a master's degree in business administration. [5]
In 2013,Starkmann ran for Nahariya's city council as part of a local list,known as 'The Next Generation'. She was elected to the council alongside the list's leader,Or Cohen. Following the election,Cohen became a Deputy Mayor,serving under Mayor Jackie Sabag. He left the party in 2015,leading to Starkmann becoming the list's leader and being appointed deputy mayor. She was re-elected in 2018 but did not remain in the municipal cabinet and ceased to be a deputy mayor. [6]
Ahead of the 2021 legislative election,Starkmann was placed on the fourteenth spot on Yamina's electoral list. She entered the Knesset in September 2022 following the resignation of Idit Silman. [7] Ahead of the 2022 election,Starkmann was placed on the sixth spot of a joint list between Yamina and The Jewish Home. [8] Starkmann lost her seat as the list failed to cross the electoral threshold. [9]
Starkmann has three younger sisters. [10]
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