Efrat Rayten

Efrat Rayten was born in 1972 in Haifa

Rayten was born in Haifa in 1972 and grew up in Ramat HaSharon. Her mother Miri was a medical secretary, and her father Avi was a colonel in the Navy and later worked in insurance. At Rothberg High School she studied sports and biology and won national athletics competitions.

She served in the IDF in the Southern Command entertainment troupe. She began acting in 1992 and finished acting studies at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in 1997. She appeared in TV series, films and plays and hosted youth programs on the Children's Channel and Educational Television.

From 2003 to 2005 she co-hosted the morning show Yom Hadash on Channel 2, and from 2007 to 2008 she hosted Kol Boker on Channel 10. She completed law studies at Shaarei Mishpat College in 2004 and in 2012 joined the firm Goldfarb Seligman. She represented families of those killed in the Nahal Tzafit disaster.

Placed fifth on the Labor list, she entered the Knesset in March 2021 and chaired the Labor and Welfare Committee. In August 2021 she was chosen for the Judicial Selection Committee, and she was re-elected in 2022 from fourth place. In 2026 she was placed fourth on the Democrats list.

She is married to architect Gal Marom, and they have a son and a daughter. She lives in Jaffa.