Michal Waldiger

Michal Waldiger
2021
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–2023	Religious Zionist Party
2023–	Mafdal–Religious Zionism
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-06) 6 January 1969 (age 55) Bnei Brak, Israel

Michal Miriam Waldiger (Hebrew: מִיכַל מִרְיָם ווֹלְדִיגֵר, born 6 January 1969)^[1] is an Israeli lawyer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism.

Waldiger was born in Bnei Brak to a family of Polish Jewish heritage. She is the great-granddaughter of Naftoli Trop. She attended a Bnei Akiva Ulpana in Tel Aviv and earned a law degree from Bar-Ilan University.^[2] She later became head of a law firm.^[2] She served as director of Bat Ami, an organisation for religious Zionist girls carrying out national service.^[3]

Entering politics, she was elected to the council of Givat Shmuel in the 2013 local elections as a representative of the Jewish Home. She ran for the local party leadership in the buildup to the 2018 local elections, but stood down from the party's list after being defeated. Prior to the 2021 Knesset elections she was placed second on the Religious Zionist Party list,^[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats. She was reelected in the 2022 Knesset elections and subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Finance.^[4]

Waldiger is married, has five children and lives in Givat Shmuel.^[2]

• Michal Waldiger on the Knesset website