Erela Golan

Erela Golan (Hebrew: אראלה גולן, born 1945) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shinui and the Secular Faction between 2003 and 2006.

Born in Petah Tikva, Golan gained a BA in theatre and an MA in biology, specialising in neurophysiology.

She also studied preservation of construction heritage at Tel Aviv University, and later worked as an architect.

[1] Although the party won only 15 seats, as the next candidate on the list, Golan entered the Knesset on 16 December 2004 as a replacement for Yehudit Naot who died while in office.

She was placed seventh on the Hetz list for the elections,[2] but lost her seat when the party failed to cross the electoral threshold.