Tzipi Livni has been appointed minister of Foreign
Affairs, in addition to the Justice and Immigration
Absorption portfolios she already holds
Tzipi Livni was born in Israel in 1958.
An attorney by profession, she holds an L.L.B. degree
from Bar Ilan University.
Livni was an employee of the Mossad (1980-1984) and
Director of the Registrar of Government Corporations.
Elected to the Knesset in 1999, she was a member of the
Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and the
Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women.
Tzipi Livni served as Minister for Regional Cooperation
from March-August 2001, when she was appointed Minister
without Portfolio in the Prime Minister's Office,
responsible for information. In December 2002 she was
appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,
serving until February 2003.
In February 2003 Tzipi Livni was appointed Minister of
Immigrant Absorption. In July 2004 she was appointed
Acting Minister of Housing and Construction, and in
August 2004 officially received the portfolio, which she
held until January 2005. In December 2004 she was
appointed Acting Minister of Justice, and in January
2005 - Minister of Justice.
In January 2006, Tzipi Livni was appointed Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
She is married, with two children.
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