Member of Knesset, Kadima Party and Chairperson, Kadima Parliamentary Group. She was the first female Speaker of the Knesset (2006-2009). She was also the first woman to serve as the President of the State of Israel, holding this interim position for eight months in 2007. She has held a seat in the Knesset since 1992 and has held several ministerial positions: Minister of the Environment, Minister of Industry and Trade and Minister of Communications. She is a former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem. She received a B.A. in Literature and History from the Hebrew University and a Teacher’s Diploma from the Efrata Teachers Seminary in Jerusalem. She received a Law Degree from the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
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