Michal Herzog ( he, מיכל הרצוג; born 15 May 1961) is an
Israeli
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lawyer
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. Married to
Isaac Herzog, the
President of Israel since 2021, she is the
First Lady of Israel
First Lady of Israel is the unofficial title of the wife of the president of Israel. The current first lady of Israel is Michal Herzog, wife of President Isaac Herzog.
History
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.
Early life
Michal Afek was born in the Kibbutz
Erin Harod. Her parents were Zvia (née Brin), a teacher from
Afula, and , member of the
Palmach
The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , ''Plugot Maḥatz'', "Strike Companies") was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine. The Palmach ...
and
Colonel in the
Israeli Defence Forces. Michal Afek grew up in Tel Aviv and in the Neve Rom neighborhood in Ramat Hasharon. Her paternal cousin is
Chief Military Advocate General Sharon Afek
Sharon Afek ( he, שרון אפק; born August 10, 1970) is the Deputy Attorney General (Director of Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs) in the Israel's Ministry of Justice. Previously, Afek was the chief military advocate general of the Israel ...
. During
her time in the IDF, Afek served in the
Intelligence Corps, where she met her future husband,
Isaac Herzog, and they married in August 1985.
They have three sons, Noam, Matan, Roy and live in the Tzahala neighborhood in Tel Aviv.
Career
In 1986, Michal Herzog graduated from law school at Tel Aviv University and in 1988 received a license from the Israel Bar Association. She was hired by the law firm of , and has represented, among others, bank robber Ronnie Leibowitz, Ronnie "Ofnobank" Leibowitz; head of the Shin Bet security branch Dror Yitzhaki before the Shamgar Commission established after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin; and Bank Leumi in 1993 following the 1983 Israel bank stock crisis.
Herzog has served on the board of directors of Ma'aleh, an organization that works to promote corporate responsibility issues and for the development of responsible management standards in Israel. She served as a director of Polar Investments and an external director of Friedenson Logistics Services.
In 2021, her husband was elected president of Israel, making her the First Lady of Israel.
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1961 births
Living people
Herzog family, Michal
People from Northern District (Israel)
Spouses of presidents of Israel
Israeli women lawyers
Israeli Jews
People of the Military Intelligence Directorate (Israel)
Tel Aviv University alumni
20th-century Israeli women
21st-century Israeli women
20th-century Israeli lawyers
21st-century Israeli lawyers