Meirav Cohen

Meirav Cohen (Hebrew: מֵירַב כֹּהֵן; born (1983-08-26)26 August 1983)[1] is an Israeli politician and social equality activist.

[5] During her two-year mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces from 2001 to 2003 she served in Army Radio ('Galatz') as a reporter, producer, and presenter of segments on economic issues; and as a newscast anchor.

[5] In 2006 she started studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, graduating with a BA in economics and business administration in 2009 and an MBA in 2011.

She also became CEO of the NGO Civic Trust, which promotes fair business practices, and founded a nonprofit that fights fraud against the elderly.

[10] As Minister for Social Equality, Cohen was in charge of implementing the government's 30-billion shekel five-year plan for the country's Arab sector.