Michal Biran

Michal Biran was born in 1978 in Hod HaSharon

Michal Biran was born on 28 June 1978 and grew up in Hod HaSharon. She was active for about 17 years in the Working and Studying Youth movement, as a counselor and as its activity coordinator in the Negev.

She earned a master's degree with honors in political science from Tel Aviv University, with a thesis on pension policy. Before entering the Knesset she was a doctoral student and lecturer there.

From 2007 to 2010 she was the parliamentary assistant of Shelly Yachimovich. In 2010 she became the first woman elected to chair the Labor Party's Young Guard, a post she held until 2014. In 2011 she headed the volunteer staff of Yachimovich's campaign for party leader.

She was elected to the 19th Knesset in 2013 and also served in the 20th Knesset. She sat on the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee and founded lobbies on direct employment, fair pensions and youth movements. In 2017 she ran for party secretary general and did not reach the second round.

In 2020 she founded the Stork initiative, which matches partners for joint parenthood. In 2022 she ran for head of Na'amat and lost to Hagit Peer. The initiative began operating in the United States as Nesting in 2024.