Yael Cohen Paran

Yael Cohen Paran
Date of birth (1973-10-12) 12 October 1973
Knessets 20
Faction represented in Knesset
2015– Zionist Union

Yael Cohen Paran (Hebrew: יעל כהן-פארן‎‎, born 12 October 1973) is an Israeli environmentalist and politician, and co-chair of the Green Movement. She is currently a member of the Knesset for the Zionist Union.

Biography

During her national service in the Israel Defense Forces Cohen Paran was an intelligence officer in Unit 8200.[1] She studied for a bachelor's degree in physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, before starting a master's degree at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. However, she then moved to Tel Aviv University to study for a master's in public policy.[1]

In 2007 Cohen Paran established the Israel Energy Forum, becoming its CEO.[2] She represented Israel at the 2002, 2007 and 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conferences.[1]

She joined the Green Movement, and was placed eighth on the joint Meimad–Green Movement list for the 2009 Knesset elections,[3] but the alliance failed to win a seat. In July 2013 she became co-chair of the Green Movement.[2] Prior to the 2015 elections she was placed 25th on the Zionist Union list,[4] a slot reserved for a candidate chosen by Hatnuah leader Tzipi Livni.[5] Although the alliance only won 24 seats, she entered the Knesset on 25 November 2015 as a replacement for Danny Atar, after he was elected head of the Jewish National Fund.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Yael Cohen Paran joins the list of Zionist camp Globes, 25 January 2015
  2. 1 2 New MK Cohen-Paran: Israel must take part in global action plan on climate change The Jerusalem Post, 21 October 2015
  3. ↑ Meimad-Green Movement list Israel Democracy Institute
  4. ↑ Zionist Union list Central Elections Committee
  5. ↑ Israel Election Updates Labor OKs Knesset Slate; Livni: Netanyahu Is on His Way Out Haaretz, 25 January 2015
  6. ↑ Zionist Union MK Danny Atar elected head of KKL-JNF; to be replaced in Knesset by Yael Cohen Paran Ynetnews, 19 October 2015
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