Israeli author, journalist, community activist and politician
Tsega Melaku
Tsega Melaku (in the centre) in 2023
Faction represented in the Knesset
2023–
Likud
Personal details
Born
(1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58) Gondar, Ethiopia
Political party
Likud
Other political affiliations
Kulanu (formerly)
Children
2
Tsega Melaku (Hebrew: צֶגָה מֶלָקוּ; born 1968) is an Israeli author, journalist, community activist and politician currently serving as a member of the Knesset for Likud.[1] She is the former director of Kol Yisrael's Reshet Aleph ("Network A") radio station.[2] Melaku was disqualified from running in Israel's 2015 election with the Kulanu party for failing to complete her cooling-off period from government service, where it was believed she could become a Member of the Knesset.[3][4] She then became an MK in 2023 after running with Likud in the previous year's election.[5][1]
^ ab"Knesset Member Tsega Melaku". Knesset. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^Tamar Pileggi, "Ethiopian-born Tsega Melaku joins Kahlon’s party", Times of Israel, 12 January 2015.
^Mandel, Roi (2015-01-26). "Ethiopian born Tsega Melaku disqualified from running on Kahlon's list". Ynet. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
^Niv Elis, "Kahlon to enlist Ethiopian Israeli Tsega Melaku for Koolanu", The Jerusalem Post, 11 January 2015.
^Barsky, Anna (2023-02-08). "לאחר שאקוניס התפטר במסגרת החוק הנורווגי: אשת התקשורת צגה מלקו תחליף אותו". Maariv. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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