Shelly Tal Meron | |
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2023– | Yesh Atid |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerusalem, Israel | 6 May 1979
Shelly Tal Meron (born 6 May 1979) is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.
Meron was born in Jerusalem to an American Jewish mother and an Iraqi Jewish father. [1] She served in the Israeli Air Force for six years in various roles, including as a spokesperson, a flight instructor for Bell AH-1 Cobra pilots, and as an officer. [2] She also worked for a technology company in Southeast Asia. [3]
In the 2018 municipal elections, Meron ran for a seat on Tel Aviv City Council on the Yesh Atid Ticket, but was not elected. [4] [5]
She subsequently became the manager of Yesh Atid's campaign in central Israel. Ahead of the 2022 election for the Knesset, Meron was given the twenty-fifth spot on Yesh Atid's list, but was not elected as the party won twenty-four seats. However, she entered the Knesset on 1 February 2023 following the resignation of Yoel Razvozov. [2] [6]
Meron has a Bachelor's degree in political science from Tel Aviv University. [7] She is married and has two children. [2]
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