Dr Rachel Adato-Levy ( he, רחל אדטו-לוי, born 21 June 1947) is an Israeli
gynaecologist
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,
lawyer
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and politician who served as a member of the
Knesset
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for
Kadima
Kadima ( he, קדימה, lit=''Forward'') was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan ...
and
Hatnuah
Hatnua ( he, הַתְּנוּעָה, lit=''The Movement'') was a liberal political party in Israel formed by former Israeli Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister Tzipi Livni to present an alternative to voters frustrated by the stalemate in th ...
between 2009 and 2013.
Biography
Born in
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 ...
in 1947, Adato attended the
Hebrew Reali School
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, address = Hertzel 16
, city = Haifa
, zipcode = 3312103
, country = Israel
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. She gained a Doctor of Medicine degree from the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
, as well as an MBA and a degree in law. She served as a senior doctor at the women's department of
Hadassah Medical Center
Hadassah Medical Center ( he, הָמֶרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי הֲדַסָּה) is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem – one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus –, ...
at
Mount Scopus
Mount Scopus ( he, הַר הַצּוֹפִים ', "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; ar, جبل المشارف ', lit. "Mount Lookout", or ' "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or ) is a mountain (elevation: above sea level) in northeast Je ...
, becoming Deputy Director of Hadassah Hospital at
Ein Kerem
ar, عين كارم
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, image_skyline = Ein Karem IMG 0624.JPG
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, image_caption = View of Ein Karem
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_ ...
in 1993. In 1995 she became vice-president of
Sha'arei Tzedek Medical Center. From 1997 she acted as a consultant to the
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Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
on the topic of women's health, and since 1999 has chaired the National Women's Health Association.
A former member of the Likud central committee, Adato has served on
Mevaseret Zion
Mevaseret Zion ( he, מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן, literal meaning: Herald of Zion – Jerusalem) is a suburb of Jerusalem with the administrative status of a local council. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Mao ...
city council. She won thirty-fifth place on the Kadima list prior to the
2006 Knesset elections, but missed out as the party won only 29 seats. However, for the
2009 elections
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she was placed twenty-second and entered the Knesset as the party won 28 seats.
Prior to the
2013 elections she joined the new Hatnuah party, and was placed sixteenth on its list.
Hatnuah
Central Elections Committee She lost her seat when the party won only six seats.
Married with two children, Adato lives in Mevaseret Zion
Mevaseret Zion ( he, מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן, literal meaning: Herald of Zion – Jerusalem) is a suburb of Jerusalem with the administrative status of a local council. Mevaseret Zion is composed of two distinct older townships, Mao ...
.
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1947 births
Physicians from Haifa
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni
Israeli gynaecologists
Women gynaecologists
Israeli lawyers
Women members of the Knesset
Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013)
Living people
Kadima politicians
Hatnua politicians
Israeli women physicians
Israeli women lawyers
21st-century Israeli women politicians
21st-century Israeli lawyers
20th-century Israeli lawyers
People from Mevaseret Zion
Ono Academic College alumni
Politicians from Haifa
Lawyers from Haifa
20th-century women lawyers
21st-century women lawyers
The Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School alumni
Jerusalem School of Business Administration alumni