Shelly Yachimovich

Shelly Yachimovich
Shelly Yachimovich
שלי יחימוביץ
	Yachimovich in 2019
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 1 January 2019 – 30 April 2019
Prime Minister	Benjamin Netanyahu
Preceded by	Tzipi Livni
Succeeded by	Yair Lapid (2020)
	In office; 5 February 2013 – 25 November 2013
Prime Minister	Benjamin Netanyahu
Preceded by	Shaul Mofaz
Succeeded by	Isaac Herzog
	In office; 9 May 2012 – 23 July 2012
Prime Minister	Benjamin Netanyahu
Preceded by	Shaul Mofaz
Succeeded by	Shaul Mofaz
Faction represented in the Knesset
2006–2015	Labor
2015–2019	Zionist Union
2019	Labor
Personal details
Born	28 March 1960 (age 64); Kfar Saba, Israel

Shelly Rachel Yachimovich (Hebrew: שלי רחל יחימוביץ׳, born 28 March 1960) is an Israeli politician, who served three terms as the official Leader of the Opposition, a member of the Knesset, and a member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. She served as leader of the Israeli Labor Party between 2011 and 2013. Before entering politics, she was a journalist, an author, and a television and radio commentator.