12 Facts About Limor Livnat

Limor Ahava Livnat is an Israeli former politician.

Limor Livnat first entered the Knesset on 14 April 1992, shortly before the 1992 elections, as a replacement for Haim Corfu.

Limor Livnat retained her seat in the elections, and in her first full term, served as chairwoman of the Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women, the Subcommittee on Laws of Personal Status and the Parliamentary Committee for Investigating Murder of Women by their Spouses.

Limor Livnat retained her seat in the 1996 elections, and was appointed Minister of Communications in Binyamin Netanyahu's government.

Limor Livnat was re-elected in 2003, and continued to serve as Minister of Education until Likud left the coalition in 2006.

Limor Livnat retained her seat in the 2006 and 2009 elections, after which she was appointed to the new Minister of Culture and Sport post.

In December 2014 Limor Livnat announced that she was leaving politics, and would not run in the March 2015 elections.

Limor Livnat has served as Vice Chairwoman and Acting Chairwoman of the World Likud Movement.

In February 2021, Limor Livnat announced that she was leaving Likud after 51 years of membership in protest of Benjamin Netanyahu signing a surplus agreement with the far-right Religious Zionist Party.

Limor Livnat later expressed support for Gideon Sa'ar and his party New Hope.

Limor Livnat regularly attends events in honor of the pre-independence militant organizations, such as the Irgun and Lehi.

Limor Livnat described the shooting death of her nephew as an act of terrorism.