Eti Livni (; born 1 June 1948) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the

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for

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and the Secular Faction between 2003 and 2006.

Biography

In the 1999 elections Livni was placed tenth on the Shinui list, but missed out on a seat when they won only six mandates. For the 2003 elections she was placed 12th on the party's list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 15 seats. During her first term, she chaired the Committee on the Status of Women and was a Deputy

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. Along with most of the party's MKs, she defected to the Secular Faction (which later became Hetz) shortly before the 2006 elections following disagreements over the results of Shinui's primary results. She was placed sixth on the Hetz list for the elections, but lost her seat when the party failed to cross the

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. In 2008 it was announced that Livni would run for a spot on the

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list for the 2009 elections. Ultimately she was placed 51st on the party's list,Detailed list of approved candidates
Knesset website failing to win a seat.

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* 1948 births Living people Politicians from Tel Aviv Jewish Israeli politicians Israeli lawyers Women members of the Knesset Hetz (political party) politicians Shinui politicians Israeli women lawyers Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) Deputy speakers of the Knesset 21st-century Israeli women politicians {{Israel-politician-stub