Shelly Yachimovich
Shelly Yachimovich | |
|---|---|
שלי יחימוביץ׳ | |
Yachimovich in 2019 | |
| Parliamentary roles | |
| 2012 | Leader of the Opposition |
| 2013 | Leader of the Opposition |
| 2019 | Leader of the Opposition |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2006–2015 | Labor |
| 2015–2019 | Zionist Union |
| 2019 | Labor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1960 Kfar Saba, Israel |
Shelly Rachel Yachimovich (Hebrew: שלי רחל יחימוביץ׳; born 28 March 1960) is an Israeli politician, who served three terms as the official Leader of the Opposition, a member of the Knesset, and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. She served as leader of the Israeli Labor Party between 2011 and 2013. Before entering politics, she was a journalist, an author, and a television and radio commentator.