Pnina Tamano-Shata
| Pnina Tamano-Shata | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date of birth | 1 November 1981 |
| Place of birth | Wuzaba, Ethiopia |
| Year of aliyah | 1984 |
| Knessets | 19 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2013–2015 | Yesh Atid |
Pnina Tamano-Shata (Hebrew: פנינה תמנו-שטה, born 1 November 1981) is an Israeli lawyer, journalist and politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid between 2013 and 2015, and was the first Ethiopian-born woman to hold a Knesset seat.[1]
Biography
Born in Wuzaba, Tamano-Shata immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel at the age of three.[1] She studied law at Ono Academic College, and became Deputy Chairman of the national Ethiopian Student Association.[2] She worked from 2007 to 2012 as a reporter for Channel 1.[3]
Prior to the 2013 Knesset elections she joined the new Yesh Atid party. Placed fourteenth on the party's list,[4] she became a Knesset member as the party won 19 seats. She was placed thirteenth on the party's list for the 2015 elections,[5] but lost her seat as the party was reduced to 11 seats.
References
- 1 2 All the kingmaker’s men, and women Times of Israel, 23 January 2013
- ↑ The people we help: Pnina Jewish Community Federation
- ↑ Pnina Tamano-Shata : 1st female Ethiopian Israeli to make her way FJN, 23 January 2013
- ↑ Yesh Atid Central Elections Committee
- ↑ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External links
Media related to Pnina Tamano-Shata at Wikimedia Commons- Pnina Tamano-Shata on the Knesset website
- Interview following her election, Nir Cohen, Ynetnews, 26 January 2013