Tzipi Livni | |
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Date of birth | 8 July 1958 |
Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Knessets | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
Faction represented in Knesset | |
1999–2005 | Likud |
2005–2012 | Kadima |
2013–2015 | Hatnuah |
2015– | Zionist Union (Hatnuah) |
Ministerial roles | |
2001 | Minister of Regional Cooperation |
2001–2002 | Minister without Portfolio |
2002–2003 | Minister of Agriculture |
2003–2006 | Minister of Immigrant Absorption |
2004–2005 | Minister of Housing and Construction |
2006–2007 | Minister of Justice |
2006–2009 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2013–2014 | Minister of Justice |
Other roles | |
2006–2009 | Designated Acting Prime Minister |
2009–2012 | Leader of the Opposition |
2013–2014 | Minister for the Promotion of the Diplomatic Process |
Tziporah Malka "Tzipi" Livni (Hebrew: ציפורה מלכה "ציפי" לבני; pronounced [tsipoˈʁa malˈka ˈtsipi ˈlivni] born 8 July 1958) is a prominent Israeli politician and former Foreign Minister of Israel.
Widely considered the most powerful woman in Israel since Golda Meir, Livni has served in eight different cabinet positions throughout her career, setting the record for most government roles held by an Israeli woman. Consequently, she has achieved a number of milestones in Israeli government, as the first female Vice Prime Minister, Justice Minister, Agriculture Minister, and Housing Minister.
In 2011, she was named one of "150 Women Who Shake the World" by Newsweek and The Daily Beast. From 2006 to 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Livni on its List of 100 Most Powerful Women three years in row, while Time included her in its 2007 "Time 100," for which U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice penned an op-ed. In Israel, Livni has earned a reputation as an honest politician who sticks to her principles.