Erela Golan

Erela Golan (Hebrew: אראלה גולן‎, born 1945) is a former Israeli 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. In 1980 she joined Shinui. For the 2003 elections she was placed 16th on the party's list. 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 the deceased Yehudit Naot. During her first term, she was a member of the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, the...