Name

Parlimentary Groups

Knesset Number and Government Roles

Aloni, Shulamit (b. 1928)

Meretz, Civil Rights Movement, Alignment, Ya’ad, Israel Labor Party

6–13

Minister Without Portfolio, Minister of Education and Culture, Minister of Communications, Minister of Science and Technology, Minister of Science and the Arts

Angel, Orna (b. 1962)

Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad

16

Arad, Nava (b. 1938)

Israel Labor Party, Alignment

10–13

Arbeli-Almozlino, Shoshana (b. 1926)

Alignment, Israel Labor Party

6–12

Deputy Minister of Health, Minister of Health

Avital, Colette (b. 1940)

Labor-Meimad, Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad (One Israel)

15–17

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Avraham, Ruhama (b. 1964)

Likud, Ahrayut Leumit, Kadima

16–17

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs

Blumenthal, Naomi (b. 1943)

Likud, Likud-Gesher-Zomet, Likud-Zomet

13–16

Deputy Minister of National Infrastructure

Chazan, Naomi (b. 1946)

Meretz

13–15

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Cohen, Geula (b. 1925)

Tehiya, Likud

8–12

Deputy Minister of Science and Technology

Cohen, Ilana (b. 1943)

Am Ehad, Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad

16

Dayan, Yael (b. 1939)

One Israel, Labor-Meimad, Israel Labor Party

13–15

Doron, Sarah (b. 1922)

Likud

9–12

Minister Without Portfolio

Dotan, Amira (b. 1947)

Kadima

17

Drori, Hasya (1899–1976)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1

Eshel, Tamar (b. 1920)

Alignment

9–10

Feinberg-Sereni, Ada (b. 1930)

Alignment

7

Finkelstein, Gila (b. 1950)

National Religious Party

16

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Freedman, Marcia (b. 1938)

Civil Rights Movement, Ya’ad, Social-Democratic Faction, Independent Socialist Faction

8

Gal-On, Zahava (b. 1956)

Meretz, Meretz-Democratic Choice-Shahar, Yahad and the Democratic Choice, Meretz-Yahad and the Democratic Choice

15–17

Gamliel, Gila (b. 1974)

Likud

16

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Gavriely, Inbal (b. 1975)

Likud

16

Glazer-Taasa, Miriam (b. 1929)

Likud

10–11

Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Sport

Golan, Erela (b. 1945)

Shinui-the Secular Movement, Secular Faction

16

Gozansky, Tamar (b. 1940)

Hadash, Hadash-Balad

12–15

Grosman, Haika (1919–1996)

Alignment, United Workers’ Party

7–9, 11

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Guez, Mathilda (1918–1990)

Alignment, Rafi, Israel Labor Party

6–8

Harman, Zena (b. 1914)

Alignment

7

Hektin, Ruth (1901–1991)

Alignment, Israel Labor Party, Ahdut Ha’avoda-Poalei Zion

3–6

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Herlitz, Esther (b. 1921)

Alignment

8–9

Hilou, Nadia (b. 1953)

Labor-Meimad

17

Idelson, Beba (1885–1975)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1–5

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Ilan, Tova (b. 1929)

Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad

16

Ilanit, Fayge (1909–2002)

United Workers’ Party

1

Itzik, Dalia (b. 1952)

Labor-Meimad, Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad, One Israel, Israel Labor Party

13–17

Minister of the Environment, Minister of Industry and Trade, Minister of Communications, Speaker of the Knesset (first woman in this post)

Jabara, Hosnya (b. 1958)

Meretz

15

Josephthal, Senta (b. 1912)

Alignment, Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

3,8

Kafrit, Sarah (1900–1983)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

2–3

Kagan (Cohen), Rachel

(1888-1982)

Liberal Party of Israel,

Independent Liberals,

WIZO

1,5

Katznelson, Batsheva (1897–1988)

General Zionists

2

Katzsav, Nuzhat (b. 1932)

Alignment

8

Lamdan, Hannah (1905–1995)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel, Rafi, United Workers’ Party, Independent Faction of Ahdut Ha’avoda

1–5

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Landver, Sofa (b. 1949)

Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad, One Israel, Labor-Meimad, Israel Labor Party

14–17

Deputy Minister of Transportation

Laskov, Tzipora (1904–1989)

Ahdut Ha’avoda-Poalei Zion

3

Levine-Talmi, Emma (1905–2004)

United Workers’ Party, Alignment

3–6

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Levy, Stella (1924–1999)

Shinui-Center Party

9

Linker, Zita (b. 1917)

Likud

8

Livnat, Limor (b. 1950)

Likud, Likud-Gesher-Zomet, Likud-Zomet

12–16

Minister of Communications, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport

Livni, Eti (b. 1948)

Shinui-the Secular Movement, Secular Faction

16

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Livni, Tzipi (b. 1958)

Likud, Ahrayut Leumit, Kadima

15–17

Minister of Regional Cooperation, Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Housing and Construction, Minister of Justice, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Lubelsky, Masha (b. 1936)

Israel Labor Party

13

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade

Maimon, Ada (1893–1973)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1–2

Maor, Anat (b. 1945)

Meretz

13–15

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Marom, Sarah (b. 1934)

Pensioners’ Party

17

Meir, Golda (1898–1978)

Alignment, Israel Labor Party, Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1–8

Minister of Labor and Social Security, Minister of Labor, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prime Minister

Namir, Ora (b. 1930)

Israel Labor Party, Alignment

8–13

Minister of the Environment, Minister of Labor and Social Welfare

Naot, Yehudith (1944–2004)

Shinui-the Secular Movement

15–16

Minister of the Environment

Nass, Lea (b. 1961)

Likud

16

Netzer, Devorah (1897–1989)

Alignment, Israel Labor Party, Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1–6

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Noked, Orit (b. 1952)

Labor-Meimad, Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad

15–17

Deputy Minister of the Vice Premier

Persitz, Shoshana (1892–1969)

General Zionists

1–3

Polishuk-Bloch, Meli (b. 1953)

Shinui-the Secular Movement, Secular Faction

16

Rabin-Pelossof, Dalia (b. 1950)

Center Party, New Way, One Israel, Labor-Meimad

15

Deputy Minister of Defense

Raziel-Naor, Esther (1911–2002)

Herut-Liberal Bloc, Herut Movement

1–7

Ronen, Nehama (b. 1961)

Center Party

15

Rosenblum, Penina (b. 1954)

Likud

16

Salmovitz, Esther (b. 1948)

Tzomet, Yi’ud, Atid

13

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Sanhadray-Goldreich, Tova (1906–1993)

National Religious Party

4–7

Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Sartani, Amira (b. 1931)

Alignment, United Workers’ Party

11

Shemtov, Lea (b. 1958)

Yisrael Beitenu

17

Simhoni, Yehudit (1902–1991)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1

Solodar, Edna (b. 1930)

Alignment, Israel Labor Party

10–12

Solodkin, Marina (b. 1952)

Yisrael Be’aliyah, Likud, Ahrayut Leumit, Kadima

14–17

Deputy Minister of Immigrant Absorption

Stern-Katan, Sara (1919–2001)

National Religious Party

9

Tamir, Yuli (b. 1954)

Labor-Meimad, Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad

15–17

Minister of Immigrant Absorption

Taversky, Genia (1904–1964)

Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

1–5

Tirosh, Ronit (b. 1953)

Kadima

17

Tratman, Esterina (b. 1957)

Ihud Leumi, Yisrael Beitenu

16–17

Tsabari, Rachel (1909–1995)

Alignment, Israel Labor Party, Workers’ Party of Erez Israel

2–6

Vilenska, Esther (1918–1975)

Israel Communist Party

2–3, 5

Yehimovitz, Shelly (b. 1960)

Labor-Meimad

17