Naomi Blumenthal

(1947- )

Naomi Blumenthal was born in Israel in 1943. She holds a B.A. degree in Political Science and Criminology from Bar-Ilan University and is a Graduate of the Beit-Zvi School of Art in Ramat-Gan.

Blumenthal has served as Chairperson of "Al-Sam" the Israeli anti-drug abuse association) and of the Political Center - Israel Women's Network. She was a member of the Israeli delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Status of Woman (1989, 1990, 1991 and 1995 in Beijing) and one of the Founders of the Beer-Sheva Theatre.

Naomi Blumenthal has been a Member of Knesset since 1992. She has served as Chairperson of the Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women, the Immigration and Absorption Committee, and the Israel-Germany Parliamentary Friendship League. She has been a member of various Knesset committees, among them Labor and Welfare, Internal Affairs and Environment, Anti-Drug Abuse Committee, and Scientific and Technological Research and Development.

In March 2001, Naomi Blumenthal was appointed Deputy Minister of National Infrastructures.

She is married and has three children.