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Anat Maor

Anat Maor is an Israeli former politician who served as a Meretz member of the Knesset from 1992 to 2003.

born 1945Meretz Knesset member 1992 to 2003Legislation on women's statusChairing the Science and Technology Committee

Born: 28 May 1945, Negba
Occupation: politician, journalist
Party: Meretz
Education: Tel Aviv University

Anat Maor was born in 1945 in Negba

Anat Maor was born on 28 May 1945 in kibbutz Negba to Tzila and Tzvi Harpazi. She was active in the Hashomer Hatzair movement and served in the IDF as an officer.

She studied at Tel Aviv University, earning a BA in history and philosophy and an MA in labor studies in 1981. In 2007 she received a doctorate in public policy from Tel Aviv University for research on private legislation in the Knesset.

She was secretary of Negba, headed a kibbutz immigration office in the United States and ran a high school. She was also active in Peace Now and Bat Shalom.

Maor entered the Knesset for Meretz in 1992 and served as Deputy Speaker. From 1996 she chaired the committee on the advancement of women, and from 1999 she chaired the Science and Technology Committee. She initiated 34 laws, many on the status of women, and lost her seat in 2003.

As of 2010 she lectured at the Open University, Ruppin College and Bar-Ilan University. In 2009 she published a book on private legislation in the Knesset.