Neta Dobrin ( he, נטע דוברין, born 27 October 1975) is a former

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i politician who briefly served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for the Labor Party between February and April 2006.

Biography

Born in Safed, Dobrin gained a BA in education, sociology and anthropology at the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

, before studying for an MBA with the Israeli branch of the

University of Derby , mottoeng = Experience is the best teacher , established = 1851 – Teacher Training College1992 – gained university status , type = Public , chancellor = William Cavendish, Ea ...

. She also completed the first year of law studies at Sha'arei Mishpat College. Whilst at the University of Haifa, she was the representative for sociology students. In 1998 she was elected onto

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

city council, and chaired its committee for youth between 1998 and 2003, when she left the council. For the 2003 elections she was placed 32nd on the Labor Party's list,Labor Party list
Israel Democracy Institute but missed out on a seat when the party won only 19 seats. However, she entered the Knesset on 15 February 2006 as a replacement for

Orna Angel Orna Angel ( he, אורנה אנג'ל, born 29 July 1962) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party for one week in February 2006. Biography Born in Jerusalem, Angel gained a bachelor's degree in ...

(who herself had only replaced

Sofa Landver Sofa Landver (russian: Софа Ландвер; he, סופה לנדבר, born 28 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and as the country's Minister of Aliyah and Integration. Biograp ...

a week before). She lost her seat following the March 2006 elections.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobrin, Neta 1975 births Living people 20th-century Israeli women politicians 21st-century Israeli women politicians Academic Center for Law and Science alumni Alumni of the University of Derby City councillors of Haifa Israeli Jews Israeli Labor Party politicians Jewish Israeli politicians Jewish women politicians Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) People from Safed University of Haifa alumni Women members of the Knesset