Shelly Tal Meron

Shelly Tal Meron
Mamber of the Knesset
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2023
Personal details
Born (1979-05-06) 6 May 1979 (age 45)
Jerusalem, Israel
Political partyYesh Atid

Shelly Tal Meron (born 6 May 1979) is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.

Biography

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]

Personal life

Meron has a Bachelor's degree in political science from Tel Aviv University.[7] She is married and has two children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Knesset Member Shelly Tal Meron". Knesset. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  2. ^ a b c Yarhi, Amiel (2023-01-23). "מפתיע: בכיר במפלגת יש עתיד החליט להתפטר - זאת המחליפה שלו". כיפה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  3. ^ "אחרי הפרישה: זו הח"כית החדשה במפלגת יש עתיד". Srugim (in Hebrew). 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  4. ^ German, Atara (2022-10-31). "אילוז, נאור ושוסטר: אלו הח"כים המתנדנדים שייכנסו בקולות שלכם". Makor Rishon (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  5. ^ "יש עתיד בתל אביב יפו - הקול שלכם במועצה". Yediot Tel Aviv (in Hebrew). Scribd. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  6. ^ Rubin, Bentzi (2023-02-01). "נציגת ת"א: הח"כית החדשה של 'יש עתיד' הושבעה". Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  7. ^ "שלי טל מירון - כל הפרטים אודות חברת הכנסת שלי טל מירון מנבחרת יש עתיד". יש עתיד (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-19.