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Shelly Yachimovich

Shelly Yachimovich
שלי יחימוביץ׳
Yachimovich in 2019
Leader of the Opposition
In office
1 January 2019 – 30 April 2019
Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu
Preceded byTzipi Livni
Succeeded byYair Lapid (2020)
In office
5 February 2013 – 25 November 2013
Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu
Preceded byShaul Mofaz
Succeeded byIsaac Herzog
In office
9 May 2012 – 23 July 2012
Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu
Preceded byShaul Mofaz
Succeeded byShaul Mofaz
Faction represented in the Knesset
2006–2015Labor
2015–2019Zionist Union
2019Labor
Personal details
Born (1960-03-28) 28 March 1960 (age 64)
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.


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