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Topic: Dalia Itzik

Dalia Itzik (Hebrew: דליה איציק‎), born 20 October 1952, is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. She has previously served in several ministerial positions, and on 4 May 2006 became the first female speaker of the Knesset on 4 May 2006, and has since served as President of Israel in an interim capacity on two occasions.

Itzik was born in Jerusalem to a family of Iraqi Jews. She is married to Danny, an employee of the Israel Electric Corporation. They have three children, Ran, Uri and Adi. The family lives in Jerusalem's Ramat Sharett neighborhood.

Before being elected to the 13th Knesset in 1992, Itzik served as the deputy mayor of Jerusalem.

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