Tzipi Hotovely

Who is Tzipi Hotovely?

Tzipi Hotovely is an Israeli politician. She is a member of the Knesset for the Likud party since 2009. On March 18, 2013 she joined the new government of Israel as Deputy Minister of Transportation.

Hotovely is a doctorate student at the Faculty of Law in Tel Aviv University. Hotovely practises Orthodox Judaism and is a self-described "religious rightwinger". At the age of 34, she was the 18th Knesset's youngest member. She is described as the "ideological voice" of the Likud Party. She regularly campaigns for improved women's rights, and chaired the Knesset Committee on the Status of Women in the 18th Knesset, before joining the government at the beginning of the 19th Knesset in 2013.