Yifat Kariv ( he, יפעת קריב, born 27 November 1973) is an Israeli politician and social worker. She 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

Yesh Atid Yesh Atid ( he, יֵשׁ עָתִיד, , There Is a Future) is a liberal political party in Israel. Founded by Yair Lapid in 2012, it seeks to represent what it considers the centre of Israeli society: the secular middle class. It focuses pr ...

between 2013 and 2015.

Biography

Born in

Beersheba Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...

, Kariv attended

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic ...

, where she gained bachelor's and master's degrees in social work. By 2013 she was employed as head of the Youth department at the

Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee The Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee ( he, הַמִּשְׂרָד לְפִּיתּוּחַ הַפֶּרִיפֶרְיָה, הַנֶּגֶב וְהַגָּלִיל, ''HaMisrad LeFitu'ah HaPeriferya, HaNegev Ve ...

. She is a prominent social activist for women's rights and improvements in education. In 2008 she was elected to

Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon ( he, הוֹד הַשָּׁרוֹן, lit. "Splendor of the Sharon plain") is a city in the Central District of Israel. The city is located approximately east of the Mediterranean coastline, south of Kfar Saba, southeast of Raanana ...

city council. Prior to the 2013 Knesset elections she joined the new

party. She was placed sixteenth on its list, and was elected to the Knesset as the party won 19 seats. She was placed sixteenth on the party's list again for the

2015 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in the year 2015. Africa * 2015 Beninese parliamentary election 26 April 2015 * 2015 Burkinabé general election 29 November 2015 * 2015 Burundian legislative election 29 June 2015 * 2015 Burundi ...

,Yesh Atid list
Central Elections Committee but lost her seat as the party was reduced to eleven seats.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kariv, Yifat 1973 births Politicians from Beersheba Bar-Ilan University alumni Israeli social workers Israeli civil servants Israeli women civil servants Living people Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Yesh Atid politicians Women members of the Knesset 21st-century Israeli women politicians