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Member of the 26th Knesset

Oshrat Gani Gonen

Elected from Yashar!, place 9· New to the Knesset

Biography

Age
55
Before politics
Youth and community coordinator at the Drom HaSharon Regional Council; worked at the Kfar Saba municipality in the youth, young adults and community department and managed the human resources division; Director General of the Kfar Saba municipality (from 2015)
Public roles
Head of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council (in office since 2018); chair of the Local Planning and Building Committee; chair of the board of the Drom HaSharon Economic Development Company; chair of the Eastern Cities Association for Sewage; co-chair of the planning and land committee of the Regional Councils Center; member of the general assembly of Mifal HaPais since 2018
Main political focus
Preserving rural space and green areas, opposing the construction of power plants and a train depot on agricultural land, promoting education and community
Milestones
The first woman to serve as head of the Drom HaSharon Regional Council; won 77.8% of the vote in 2018 and more than 93% in 2024; named in 2022 to TheMarker's list of 100 most influential people
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