Prime Minister of Israel

The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel. He or she wields executive power in the country, and has an official residence in Jerusalem. The current Prime Minister is Benjamin Netanyahu of HaLikud.

List of Prime Ministers

Nr.	Picture	Name	Born - Died	Term started	Term ended	Political Party	Government	Knesset
1.	50px	David Ben-Gurion (1st time)	1886 - 1973	14 May 1948	26 January 1954	Mapai	0-4	0-2
2.	50px	Moshe Sharett	1894 - 1965	26 January 1954	3 November 1955	Mapai	5-6	2
	50px	David Ben-Gurion (2nd time)	1886 - 1973	3 November 1955	21 June 1963	Mapai	7-10	3-5
3.	50px	Levi Eshkol	1895 - 1969	21 June 1963	1 November 1965	Mapai	11-12	5
	50px	Levi Eshkol	1895 - 1969	1 November 1965	26 February 1969	HaMa'arakh	12-13	5-6
3b.	50px	Yigal Allon (acting)	1918 - 1980	26 February 1969	17 March 1969	HaMa'arakh	13	6
4.	50px	Golda Meir	1898 - 1978	17 March 1969	3 June 1974	HaMa'arakh	14-16	6-8
5.	50px	Yitzhak Rabin (1st time)	1922 - 1995	3 June 1974	22 April 1977	HaMa'arakh	17	8
5b.	50px	Shimon Peres (acting)	1923 - 2016	22 April 1977	21 June 1977	HaMa'arakh	17	8
6.	50px	Menachem Begin	1913 - 1992	21 June 1977	10 October 1983	HaLikud	18-19	9-10
7.	50px	Yitzhak Shamir (1st time)	1915 - 2012	10 October 1983	14 September 1984	HaLikud	20	10
8.	50px	Shimon Peres (1st time)	1923 - 2016	14 September 1984	20 October 1986	HaMa'arakh	21	11
	50px	Yitzhak Shamir (2nd time)	1915 - 2012	20 October 1986	13 July 1992	HaLikud	22-24	11-12
	50px	Yitzhak Rabin (2nd time)	1922 - 1995	13 July 1992	4 November 1995	HaAvoda	25	13
	50px	Shimon Peres (acting)	1923 - 2016	4 November 1995	22 November 1995	HaAvoda	25	13
	50px	Shimon Peres (2nd time)	1923 - 2016	22 November 1995	18 June 1996	HaAvoda	26	13
9.	50px	Benjamin Netanyahu (1st time)	1949 -	18 June 1996	6 July 1999	HaLikud	27	14
10.	50px	Ehud Barak	1942 -	6 July 1999	7 March 2001	Yisrael Ahat - HaAvoda	28	15
11.	50px	Ariel Sharon	1928 - 2014	7 March 2001	21 November 2005	HaLikud	29-30	15-16
	50px	Ariel Sharon	1928 - 2014	21 November 2005	4 January 2006	Kadima	30	16
11b.	50px	Ehud Olmert (acting)	1945 -	4 January 2006	14 April 2006	Kadima	30	16
12.	50px	Ehud Olmert	1945 -	14 April 2006	31 March 2009 8	Kadima	31	17
	50px	Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd time)	1949 -	31 March 2009	present	HaLikud	32-34	18-20

Living former Prime Ministers

Name	Term	Date of birth
Benjamin Netanyahu	(1st) 1996 – 1999; (2nd) 2009 –	21 October 1949
Ehud Barak	1999 – 2001	12 February 1942
Ehud Olmert	2006 – 2009	30 September 1945