| Michal Waldiger | |
|---|---|
 2021 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2021–2023 | Religious Zionist Party |
| 2023– | Mafdal–Religious Zionism |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-01-06) 6 January 1969 (age 55) Bnei Brak, Israel |
Michal Miriam Waldiger (Hebrew: מִיכַל מִרְיָם ווֹלְדִיגֵר, born 6 January 1969) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism.
Biography
Waldiger was born in Bnei Brak to a family of Polish Jewish heritage. She is the great-granddaughter of Naftoli Trop. She attended a Bnei Akiva Ulpana in Tel Aviv and earned a law degree from Bar-Ilan University. She later became head of a law firm. She served as director of Bat Ami, an organisation for religious Zionist girls carrying out national service.
Entering politics, she was elected to the council of Givat Shmuel in the 2013 local elections as a representative of the Jewish Home. She ran for the local party leadership in the buildup to the 2018 local elections, but stood down from the party's list after being defeated. Prior to the 2021 Knesset elections she was placed second on the Religious Zionist Party list, and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats. She was reelected in the 2022 Knesset elections and subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.
Personal Life
Waldiger is married and a mother of five. She resides with her family in Givat Shmuel. Waldiger comes from a prominent family in the religious Zionist community and is the great-granddaughter of Rabbi Naftali Trop, a rabbi and Talmudic scholar.
References
- ^ בחירות 2021: חברי הכנסת ה-24 מטעם הציונות הדתית Mako, 25 March 2021
- ^ מיכל וולדיגר תרוץ עם סמוטריץ' ובן גביר Israel National News, 4 February 2021
- Reform rabbi, Kahanist agitator, firebrand writer: The new Knesset’s 16 rookies The Times of Israel, 26 March 2021
- "Michal Miriam Woldiger: Knesset Member personal page". Knesset official website. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
External links
- Michal Waldiger on the Knesset website
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| Likud | |
| Yesh Atid | |
| Shas | |
| National Unity | |
| NRP-RZ | |
| United Torah Judaism | |
| Yisrael Beiteinu | |
| Otzma Yehudit | |
| United Arab List | |
| Hadash–Ta'al | |
| Labor | |
| National Right | |
| Noam | |
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Israeli lawyers
- 21st-century Israeli lawyers
- 21st-century Israeli women politicians
- Bar-Ilan University alumni
- Israeli city councillors
- Israeli Orthodox Jews
- Israeli people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Jewish Israeli politicians
- Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
- Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)
- People from Bnei Brak
- Religious Zionist Party politicians
- The Jewish Home politicians
- Women members of the Knesset