Michal Waldiger

Michal Miriam Waldiger is an Israeli lawyer and politician. Since 2021, she is a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party–Religious Zionism.

Biography

Waldiger was born in Bnei Brak to a prominent family in the religious Zionist community. She is the great-granddaughter of rabbi Naftoli Trop. She attended a Bnei Akiva Ulpana in Tel Aviv, and earned a law degree from Bar-Ilan University. She later became head of a law firm. She served as director of Bat Ami, an organization for religious Zionist girls carrying out national service.
Entering politics, she was elected to the council of Givat Shmuel in the 2013 local elections as a representative of the [Jewish Home]. She ran for the local party leadership in the build-up to the 2018 local elections, but stood down from the party's list after being defeated. Prior to the 2021 Knesset elections, she was placed second on the Religious Zionist Party list, and was elected to the Knesset as the party won six seats. She was re-elected in the 2022 Knesset elections, and subsequently appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. She resigned from the finance ministry in October 2023.
She was appointed the head of the Knesset's Labor and Welfare Committee in August 2025. Much of her efforts are focused on improving services to diverse traumatized populations.
Waldiger is married, and a mother of five. She lives with her family in Giv'at Shmuel.