Gila Finkelstein ( he, גילה פינקלשטיין, born 22 September 1950) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the

National Religious Party The National Religious Party ( he, מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit'', commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist moveme ...

between 2003 and 2006.

Biography

Born Gila Margil in 1950 in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Finkelstein studied at the "Dizengoff" religious state elementary school and then at Zeitlin High School in the city, before studying English and Israeli history at

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, where she gained a BA and a teaching certificate. She went on to gain an MA in educational management, and work as an English teacher and headmistress. In 2003 she was elected to the Knesset on the

list, and was appointed a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. Finkelstein was also chairwoman of the subcommittee for Learning Disabilities, and a member of the Education, Culture and Sports committee, the committee on the Status of Women, and the committee on the Rights of the Child. For the

2006 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2006. * Elections in 2006 * Electoral calendar 2006 * 2006 Acehnese regional election * 2006 American Samoan legislative election * 2006 Bahraini parliamentary election * 2006 Costa Rican presidenti ...

she was placed tenth on the joint National Union-National Religious Party list, but lost her seat when the alliance won only nine seats. She was placed 18th on the Jewish Home list for the 2013 elections, in which the party won 12 seats. In March 2022, she was chosen as the darling of the city of Tel Aviv for her contribution to the development of the city and to the education of children and youth in the city.

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