Oshrat Gani Gonen

Oshrat Gani Gonen was born in 1971 in Neve Yamin

Gani Gonen was born in 1971 in Moshav Neve Yamin. Her parents were Holocaust survivors from Greece who helped found the moshav in 1949. Her father, Shabtai, served as the moshav's chairman.

She attended Ami-Asaf regional high school and served in the IDF as an education officer. She studied informal education at Beit Berl College and earned a degree in educational counseling from Tel Aviv University. In 2011 she studied human resources at Bar-Ilan University.

In 1993 she became youth and community coordinator at Drom HaSharon Regional Council. From 1997 she worked for the Kfar Saba municipality in youth and community roles and later headed its human resources department. In 2015 she was appointed director general of the city.

In 2018 she was elected head of Drom HaSharon Regional Council with 77.8% of the vote, the first woman in the role. She was re-elected in 2024 with 93% of the vote. She has opposed plans to build on the council's farmland and open areas.

In July 2026 she joined Yashar, led by Gadi Eisenkot, and was placed 9th on its list. She was elected to the Knesset as the party won 21 seats. She is married to Dror Gonen, has 4 children and lives in Neve Yamin.