Efrat Rayten

Efrat Rayten
Rayten in 2022
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–2024Labor Party
2024–The Democrats
Personal details
Born (1972-05-15) 15 May 1972
Haifa, Israel

Efrat Rayten-Marom (Hebrew: אֶפְרָת רַיְיטָן־מָרוֹם; born 15 May 1972)[1] is an Israeli actress, lawyer and politician. She is currently a member of the Knesset for the Democrats and previously for the Israeli Labor Party. She previously chaired the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee[2] and chaired the Labor Party's faction in the Knesset following the 2022 election.

Biography

Rayten originally worked as an actress and television host,[3] working as a TV presenter on the Children's Channel and Channel 10.[2] However, she left the industry to become a lawyer. Having earned an LLB at the Academic Center for Law and Science in 2004, she was called to the bar in 2012 and became a partner at Goldfarb Seligman & Co.[4] She represented families of children who died in a 2018 flood during a pre-military programme.[3]

Prior to the 2021 elections she was placed fifth on the Labor Party list,[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won seven seats. She was placed fourth on the Labor list for the 2022 elections and was re-elected as the party won four seats.

She had intended to stand as a candidate for the leadership of the Labor Party in the 2024 leadership election,[5] but endorsed Yair Golan instead.[6]

In The Democrats primary elections held on July 20, 2026, ahead of the 2026 Israeli legislative election, Rayten came in at number four on the slate.[7][8]

Efrat Rayten lives in Tel Aviv.

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 בחירות 2021: חברי הכנסת ה-24 מטעם מפלגת העבודה Mako, 25 March 2021
  2. 1 2 Israeli, Michal (2021-02-03). "מי את אפרת רייטן?". Mako. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. 1 2 Reform rabbi, Kahanist agitator, firebrand writer: The new Knesset’s 16 rookies The Times of Israel, 26 March 2021
  4. ↑ Efrat Rayten Goldfarb Seligman & Co.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  6. ↑ Sokol, Sam (17 March 2024). "Labor MKs Lazimi, Kariv endorse Yair Golan for party leadership ahead of primaries". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ↑ NEEV, KESHET (20 July 2026). "Democrats announce Knesset slate ahead of elections, MK Lazimi takes second spot after Golan". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Karni, Yuval (20 July 2026). "Final results in the primaries: This is the Democratic list" (in Hebrew). Ynet. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
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