Efrat Rayten
Israeli politician
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Efrat Rayten-Marom (Hebrew: אֶפְרָת רַיְיטָן־מָרוֹם; born 15 May 1972)[1] is an Israeli actress, lawyer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for the Democrats and previously for the Israeli Labor Party. She previously chaired the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee[2] and chaired the Labor Party's faction in the Knesset following the 2022 election.
Efrat Rayten | |
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Rayten in 2022 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2021–2024 | Labor Party |
| 2024– | The Democrats |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1972 Haifa, Israel |
Biography
Rayten originally worked as an actress and television host,[3] working as a TV presenter on the Children's Channel and Channel 10.[2] However, she left the industry to become a lawyer. Having earned an LLB at the Academic Center for Law and Science in 2004, she was called to the bar in 2012 and became a partner at Goldfarb Seligman & Co.[4] She represented families of children who died in a 2018 flood during a pre-military programme.[3]
Prior to the 2021 elections she was placed fifth on the Labor Party list,[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won seven seats. She was placed fourth on the Labor list for the 2022 elections and was re-elected as the party won four seats.
She had intended to stand as a candidate for the leadership of the Labor Party in the 2024 leadership election,[5] but endorsed Yair Golan instead.[6]
In The Democrats primary elections held on July 20, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Israeli legislative election, Rayten came in at number four on the slate.[7][8]
Efrat Rayten lives in Tel Aviv.
Filmography
- Rabies (2010)