Ambassador Hotovely previously held a number of roles in the Israeli Government, including Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-20). She also served as a Member of Knesset (2009-20), Israel’s parliament, where she chaired the Women and Gender Equality Committee (2009-13).

Ambassador Hotovely is a qualified lawyer and a member of the Israel Bar Association, having graduated with distinction from Bar-Ilan University with LLB and LLM degrees. Prior to her university education, she completed her national service as an Emissary of the Jewish Agency in Atlanta, USA, and as a guide for Jewish educational programmes at Rav Kook House in Jerusalem.

Ambassador Hotovely is married to Or Alon, who is also a qualified lawyer. Together, they have three daughters.

Curriculum Vitae

Professional

2020-            Ambassador of Israel to the Court of St James’s 2020 Minister of Community Affairs

2009-20        Member of Knesset

2019-20        Minister of Diaspora Affairs

2015-19        Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 2013-15         Deputy Minister of Transportation

2009-13        Chair, Knesset Committee on the Status of Women & Gender Equality 2006-09       Media commentator

2003-08        Editor, Legal Review, Bar-Ilan University

Education

2003             Member, Israel Bar Association

1998-02        Combined LLB & LLM (with distinction), Bar-Ilan University

National Service

1998             Emissary of the Jewish Agency, Atlanta, GA, United States 1997   Jewish heritage guide, Jerusalem, Israel