Meirav Cohen

Cohen was born and raised in Jerusalem She later attended Harel High School in Mevaseret Zion. She has three older brothers. During her two-year mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces from 2001 to 2003 she served in Army Radio ('Galatz') as a reporter, producer, and presenter of segments on economic issues; and as a newscast anchor. In 2004 she was appointed socio-economic spokesperson of the Prime Minister's Office under Ariel Sharon. In 2006 she started studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating with a BA in economics and business administration in 2009 and an MBA in 2011. ==Career==

In 2011 Cohen was elected to Jerusalem City Council as part of the Jerusalem Hitorerut party, becoming the portfolio holder for youth. She also became CEO of the NGO Civic Trust, which promotes fair business practices, and founded a nonprofit that fights fraud against the elderly. After the party joined the Blue and White alliance, she was given the seventeenth slot on the joint list, and was subsequently elected to the Knesset as the alliance won 35 seats. She was re-elected in September 2019 and March 2020. In May 2020 she was appointed Minister for Social Equality in the new government. In January 2021 she left Blue and White and joined Yesh Atid. In July 2021 she resigned from the Knesset under the Norwegian Law, remaining a government minister. ==Personal life==

Cohen is married to Yuval Edmon, deputy head of the National Economic Council. They live in the Yefeh Nof neighborhood in Jerusalem and have three children. ==See also==