Aliza Lavie began her career in 1988 as a consultant to the then political secretary of the National Religious Party, Shaul Yahalom.
Lavie served in the 19th & 20th Knesset sessions, from 2013-2019 (in the 20th Knesset). During this time, she served as Chairwoman of the sub-committee on Trafficking and Prostitution and chair of the Committee on the Status of Women and Gender-Equality.
Lavie is the recipient of the Outstanding Parliamentary Award for her contribution and ground-breaking legislations.
Legislative Achievements
- Law on proper representation of women on the Committee for the Appointment of Rabbinical Judges.
- Law on proper representation of women on the Committee for the Appointment of Civil Judges.
- Law regarding grants for times of adjustment.
- Amendment to the law on the prevention of sexual harassment
- Law on equal pay for male and female workers
- Legislation that promises proper representation of women in municipal government
- Regulation of the divorce litigation procedure
- Bill to prevent violence in rehabilitation institutions
- Law on Stillbirths Proposed legislation on the rights of the sick
- Proposed legislation on guns (amendment—minimum age for granting licenses for guns). maternity allowance for self-employed women
- Law on Stillbirths
In addition, Lavie served as:
• Member, The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee
• Member, The Committee on the Status of Women and Gender Equality
• Member, The Ethics committee
• Member, The Special committee for Public Petitions.
• Head, The state of religion caucus,
• Head, The caucus for the advancement of students and higher education
• The Caucus for supporting lone soldiers
• The Caucus fighting the delegitimization of Israel
