Michelle Shir

Michelle Shir was born in 1979 in Givatayim

Shir was born on 18 November 1979 and grew up in Givatayim. Her father, Michael Shir, was born in Poland and founded the children's newspaper Etzbeoni. Her mother, Gracia, was born in Syria.

She attended Shimon Ben Zvi High School and joined Likud at 14. She served at the Bahad 12 training base and later earned a BA in political science at Bar-Ilan University.

She worked in the office of Benjamin Netanyahu and was a political adviser to Gideon Sa'ar. In 2009 she founded the Israeli Center for Political Training.

She entered the Knesset for Likud in April 2019 and was reelected twice. In December 2020 she voted against the government's position, then resigned to join New Hope. She returned to the Knesset in July 2021 and chaired the committee on children's rights.

In July 2022 she moved to Yesh Atid and was reelected in 13th place on its list. In September 2026 she said she would not run again. She is married to Erez Segman, has 2 children and lives in Ramat HaSharon.