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Orly Levy Date of birth 11 November 1973 Place of birth Beit She'an, Israel Knessets 18 Party Yisrael Beiteinu Orly Levy-Abekasis (Hebrew: אורלי לוי, born 11 November 1973) is an Israeli politician. She is a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.
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Biography
Orly Levy was born in Beit She'an. She is the daughter of former Foreign Affairs Minister David Levy. She did her national service in the Israeli Air Force and later earned a law degree. Before going into politics she worked as a model and a television host.[1]
Levy is married with three children and lives on Kibbutz Mesilot.[2]
Political career
For the 2009 elections, Levy was placed sixth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[3] and entered the Knesset after the party won fifteen seats.
References
- ^ Peraino, Kevin (2009-02-07). "From a Catwalk to Knesset". Newsweek (Feb 16, 2009). http://www.newsweek.com/id/183707. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Knesset profile
- ^ "The party lists for Feb. 10". February 2, 2009. http://jta.org/news/article/2009/02/02/1002697/party-lists. Retrieved June 6, 2009.
External links
- Orly Levy Knesset website
Current members of the Knesset Governing coalition (ministers in bold)Likud Yisrael Beiteinu Shas Independence United Torah Judaism The Jewish Home Hershkowitz - Orlev - OrbakhOpposition partiesKadima Labor Party Hadash National Union United Arab List-Ta'al New Movement – Meretz Gilon - Horowitz - Gal-OnBalad Whole Nation Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Beit She'an
- Members of the Knesset
- Israeli women in politics
- Israeli television presenters
- Israeli female models
- Yisrael Beiteinu politicians
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