Shelly Meron

Shelly Meron was born in 1979 in Jerusalem

Meron was born in Jerusalem on 6 May 1979 to an American mother and a Jewish father of Iraqi origin. She studied dance at the Rubin school of dance and music.

She served 6 years in the Israeli Air Force. Her roles included instruction officer in a Cobra helicopter squadron, operations officer, and Air Force spokesperson. She was released as a captain.

She holds a bachelor's degree from Tel Aviv University. She worked in business development and project management for a technology company in Southeast Asia. She later led the parents' council at an elementary school in Tel Aviv.

In 2018 she joined Yesh Atid, managed its central region, and ran unsuccessfully for Tel Aviv City Council. She was 25th on the party list in the 2022 Knesset election, when the party won 24 seats. She entered the Knesset in February 2023 after Yoel Razvozov resigned.

In the Knesset she chaired the caucus for the hostages and a caucus for victims of sexual violence in the Swords of Iron war. She is married with 2 children.