Shelly Tal Meron

Shelly Tal Meron (Hebrew: שלי טל מירון; born 6 May 1979) is an Israeli politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.

Shelly Tal Meron
שלי טל מירון
Faction represented in the Knesset
2023–	Yesh Atid
Personal details
Born	(1979-05-06) 6 May 1979 (age 46) Jerusalem, Israel
Political party	Yesh Atid

Biography

Meron was born in Jerusalem to an American Jewish mother and an Iraqi Jewish father.^[1] She served in the Israeli Air Force for six years in various roles, including as a spokesperson, a flight instructor for Bell AH-1 Cobra pilots, and as an officer.^[2] She also worked for a technology company in Southeast Asia.^[3]

In the 2018 municipal elections, Meron ran for a seat on Tel Aviv City Council on the Yesh Atid Ticket, but was not elected.^[4][5]

She subsequently became the manager of Yesh Atid's campaign in central Israel. Ahead of the 2022 election for the Knesset, Meron was given the twenty-fifth spot on Yesh Atid's list, but was not elected as the party won twenty-four seats. However, she entered the Knesset on 1 February 2023 following the resignation of Yoel Razvozov.^[2][6]

Personal life

Meron has a Bachelor's degree in political science from Tel Aviv University.^[7] She is married and has two children.^[2]