(1958- ) A Jewish Israeli political figure with a law background. Livni was first elected to the Israeli parliament as part of the Likud party in 1999. Before leaving Likud in November 2005 to help form the Kadima party, she aided in brokering Israel’s controversial settlement withdrawal from Gaza (See Gaza Disengagement). Livni served as the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006-2009. After Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigned from the Kadima chairmanship in July 2008, she was elected head of the party. Currently, Livni leads the opposition to the Netanyahu, Likud-led government. See “Tzipi Livni.” Jewish Virtual Library. 24 June 2011. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/TLivni.html.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/livni-tzipi