Dalia Itzik

Dalia Itzik
דליה איציק
Itzik in 2014
Ministerial roles
1999–2001Minister of the Environment
2001–2002Minister of Industry and Trade
2005Minister of Communications
Faction represented in the Knesset
1992–1999Labor Party
1999–2001One Israel
2001–2006Labor Party
2006–2013Kadima
Other roles
2003Leader of the Opposition
2006–2009Speaker of the Knesset
2007Acting President of Israel
Personal details
Born (1952-10-20) 20 October 1952 (age 72)
Jerusalem
Dalia Itzik with U.S. President George W. Bush and Shimon Peres

Dalia Itzik (Hebrew: דליה איציק Dalya Itsik; born 20 October 1952) is an Israeli former politician who last served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima.[1] She has previously served in several ministerial positions, and on 4 May 2006 became the first female speaker of the Knesset, and served as President of Israel in an interim capacity in July 2007.

  1. ^ Dalia Itzik becomes acting president The Jerusalem Post, 25 January 2007