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Shelly Tal Meron | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2023– | Yesh Atid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 May 1979 Jerusalem, Israel |
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]