Who they are
Born in 1979 and raised in Ramla, Ifargan took a degree in political science at the Hebrew University and a master's in public policy at Tel Aviv, entered the civil service through the first cohort of the Cadets for State Service programme, and served as a basic-training company commander in the IDF. She ran the MAHAT system of technological education and practical engineering, where she pushed through a half-billion-shekel reform of the colleges, then led the Labour Arm through the post-COVID labour market shock, beating 58 other candidates to the job. She now runs a philanthropic partnership for the development of the north and south, set up after 7 October.
Positions and record
Vocational training: Wants it less bureaucratic, faster and far better matched to what employers actually need, changing the whole working method from the root.
Childcare subsidies: Argues the state should not spend hundreds of millions keeping Haredi men out of the labour force through daycare subsidies to parents who do not work.
Working hours: Would compute hours monthly or quarterly rather than daily, and says she does not believe in legislation dropped on the economy from above.
Where they stand
Holds the party line on every issue.