Orna Starkmann

Israeli politician
אורנה שטרקמן‎
Faction represented in the Knesset2022Yamina Personal detailsBorn (1984-11-16) 16 November 1984 (age 39)
Nahariya, Israel

Orna Starkmann (born 16 November 1984)[1] is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yamina in 2022.[2] Starkmann is a former deputy mayor of Nahariya.

Biography

Starkmann was born in Nahariya to Michael and Hannah Starkmann, who owned a small hotel. Starkmann later became the hotel's manager,[3] and led a protest by hotel owners against the Israeli government during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] She has a master's degree in business administration.[5]

In 2013, Starkmann ran for Nahariya's city council as part of a local list, known as 'The Next Generation'. She was elected to the council alongside the list's leader, Or Cohen. Following the election, Cohen became a Deputy Mayor, serving under Mayor Jackie Sabag. He left the party in 2015, leading to Starkmann becoming the list's leader and being appointed deputy mayor. She was re-elected in 2018 but did not remain in the municipal cabinet and ceased to be a deputy mayor.[6]

Ahead of the 2021 legislative election, Starkmann was placed on the fourteenth spot on Yamina's electoral list. She entered the Knesset in September 2022 following the resignation of Idit Silman.[7] Ahead of the 2022 election, Starkmann was placed on the sixth spot of a joint list between Yamina and The Jewish Home.[8]

Starkmann has three younger sisters.[9]

References

  1. ^ "חברת הכנסת אורנה שטרקמן". Knesset. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ "רוני ססובר פורשת מימינה; זו הח"כית במקום סילמן". סרוגים (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  3. ^ Gloria Deutsch (19 August 2012). "A family business". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  4. ^ Raz-Haimovich, Michal (9 April 2020). "המכה של המלונות המשפחתיים: "אפילו במלחמה זה לא היה ככה"". Globes. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  5. ^ "אורנה שטרקמן מנהלת מלון". www.asimon.co.il. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ^ "פרסום ראשון: סיעת הדור הבא בראשות אורנה שטרקמן תשב באופוזיציה". Blinker (in Hebrew). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  7. ^ "רוני ססובר פורשת מימינה; זו הח"כית במקום סילמן" [Roni Sassover retires from Yamina; this is the MK instead of Silman]. Srugim (in Hebrew). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  8. ^ "רשימות המפלגות נסגרו: אלו המתמודדים בבחירות לכנסת ה-25". Walla! (in Hebrew). 15 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ^ Raz-Haimovich, Michal (9 April 2020). "המכה של המלונות המשפחתיים: "אפילו במלחמה זה לא היה ככה"". Globes. Retrieved 16 September 2022.