Sharon Roffe Ofir (; born 16 December 1970) is an Israeli journalist and politician. She served as a member of the
Knesset for
Yisrael Beiteinu in 2022, a position she previously held from 2021 to 2022. Roffe Ofir was also a deputy mayor of
Kiryat Tiv'on.
Biography
Roffe Ofir was born in
Kiryat Tiv'on to Yosef, a descendant of the
Old Yishuv and Tamar, of
Iranian Jewish descent. She attended the local
Ort High School and completed her mandatory military service in the
Southern Command Operations Room.
Roffe Ofir completed a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology with an extension in law at the
University of Haifa
The University of Haifa (, ) is a public research university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963 as a branch of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation as an inde ...
, later completing a master's degree in communications with a specialization in journalism at the same university.
In 2000 she began working as a lecturer in media and a reporter for the ''
Yedioth Ahronoth'' group, until 2010 on the
Ynet website, and from then until 2021 for its women's magazine. For her activities in Ynet, she won the "Journalist of the Decade" award from the Haifa and North Journalists' Association. Following the coverage of the
Murder of Tair Rada from 2006 onwards, she published the book "Tair: Ilana Rada's Journey" in 2018.
Following the
2018 municipal elections, Roffe Ofir was appointed deputy mayor of
Kiryat Tiv'on after unsuccessfully running for mayor. In the
2020 Knesset elections, she was placed second on the "Women's Voice" list, which failed to cross the electoral threshold. In the
March 2021 Knesset elections she was placed eleventh on the Yisrael Beiteinu list and headed the party's women's platform. Although the party won only seven seats and she initially missed out, Roffe Ofir entered the Knesset on 5 August 2021 as a replacement for
Eli Avidar, who gave up his seat after being appointed to the cabinet under the
Norwegian Law. When Avidar resigned from his ministerial role in February 2022 he returned to the Knesset and replaced Roffe Ofir. Avidar resigned in August 2022, with Ofir taking his place as an MK.
Personal life
Roffe Ofir is married to Ran Ofir, a police officer. The couple live in Kiryat Tivon and have three children.
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1970 births
People from Kiryat Tiv'on
Living people
Israeli women journalists
University of Haifa alumni
Yisrael Beiteinu politicians
Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
Women members of the Knesset
21st-century Israeli women politicians