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Meirav Cohen

Meirav Cohen is an Israeli politician and social equality activist who served as Israel's Minister for Social Equality.

born 1983Minister for Social EqualityFighting fraud against the elderlyCo-founding Hitorerut in Jerusalem

Born: 26 August 1983, Jerusalem
Occupation: activist, politician
Party: Hitorerut in Jerusalem, Blue and White Israel Resilience Party, Yesh Atid
Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Meirav Cohen was born in 1983 in Jerusalem

Cohen was born in Jerusalem in 1983 to Saadia and Solange Shulamit Cohen, who both immigrated from Morocco. Her family moved to Mevaseret Zion, where she attended Harel High School. She has three older brothers.

From 2001 to 2003 she served at Army Radio as a reporter, producer and news anchor. In 2004 she became the socio-economic spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office under Ariel Sharon. She earned a BA in economics and business administration and an MBA at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In 2011 she joined the Jerusalem City Council for Hitorerut in Jerusalem, a movement she helped found, and held the youth portfolio. She led the Civic Trust organization and founded a campaign against fraud targeting the elderly.

She entered the Knesset in 2019 with Blue and White and was re-elected twice. In May 2020 she was appointed Minister for Social Equality. In January 2021 she moved to Yesh Atid.