Dalit Zilber

Dalit Zilber was born in 1967 in Jerusalem

Dalit Zilber was born on September 8, 1967, and grew up in the Neve Granot neighborhood of Jerusalem. She attended the Hebrew Gymnasium in Rehavia.

She served in the Nahal Brigade. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and general studies at the University of Haifa. In 1996 she completed a master's degree in urban and regional planning at the Technion.

She began her career on national infrastructure plans, including the Cross-Israel Highway and plans for roads, railways and light rail in the Tel Aviv area. In 2007 she became Jerusalem District planner and advanced the city's master plan. In 2011 she became Jerusalem District commissioner and chair of the district committee, and in 2016 she chaired the district committees of both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

In August 2017 she was chosen to head the Planning Administration, and in 2018 Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon appointed her its director general. She advanced a strategic plan for 2040, the national plan TAMA 1 and a policy for Israel's maritime space, and led the move to end TAMA 38. She left the post in August 2022.

She has 2 children from her former husband and lives in Mevaseret Zion. Her partner is Yaron Angel, owner and CEO of the Angel bakery chain.