Michal Waldiger
Israeli lawyer and politician
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Michal Miriam Waldiger (Hebrew: מִיכַל מִרְיָם ווֹלְדִיגֵר; born 6 January 1969)[1] is an Israeli lawyer and politician. Since 2021, she is a member of the Knesset for the Religious Zionist Party.
Michal Waldiger | |
|---|---|
2021 | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2021– | Religious Zionist Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1969 Bnei Brak, Israel |
Biography
Waldiger was born in Bnei Brak to a prominent family in the religious Zionist community. She is the great-granddaughter of rabbi Naftoli Trop.[2] She attended a Bnei Akiva Ulpana in Tel Aviv, and earned a law degree from Bar-Ilan University.[2] She later became head of a law firm.[2] She served as director of Bat Ami, an organization for religious Zionist girls carrying out national service.[3]
Entering politics, she was elected to the council of Givat Shmuel in the 2013 local elections as a representative of the Jewish Home. She ran for the local party leadership in the build-up to the 2018 local elections, but stood down from the party's list after being defeated. Prior to the 2021 Knesset elections, she was placed second on the Religious Zionist Party list,[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats. She was re-elected in the 2022 Knesset elections, and subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.[4] She resigned from the finance ministry in October 2023.[5]
She was appointed the head of the Knesset's Labor and Welfare Committee in August 2025.[6] Much of her efforts are focused on improving services to diverse traumatized populations.[7]
Waldiger is married, and a mother of five.[2] She lives with her family in Giv'at Shmuel.