List of Prime Ministers of Israel
Prime Ministers of Israel (1948–present)
Twelve people have served as Prime Minister of Israel, five of whom have served on two non-consecutive occasions. Additionally, one person, Yigal Allon, has served solely as an Interim Prime Minister.

List of Prime Ministers of Israel

Section Title: Prime Ministers of Israel (1948–present)
Table Section Text: Twelve people have served as Prime Minister of Israel, five of whom have served on two non-consecutive occasions. Additionally, one person, Yigal Allon, has served solely as an Interim Prime Minister.

No.	Name (birth and death)	Portrait	Political party	Term of office	Elected (Knesset)	Government

Composition

1	David Ben-Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן (1886–1973)	-	Mapai	14 May 1948	10 March 1949	—	Prov.	Mapai • Mapam • HHaM • New Aliyah • S&O • Mizrachi • Gen.Zionists • Aguda

10 March 1949	1 November 1950	1949 (1st)	1st	Mapai • URF • Progressives • S&O • DLN

1 November 1950	8 October 1951	2nd

8 October 1951	24 December 1952	1951 (2nd)	3rd	Mapai • Mizrachi • HHaM-Aguda-PAY • DLIA-P&W-A&D

24 December 1952	26 January 1954	4th	Mapai • Gen.Zionists • Progressive • Mizrachi • HHaM • DLIA-P&W-A&D

2	Moshe Sharett משֶׁה שָרֵת (1894–1965)	-	Mapai	26 January 1954	29 June 1955	5th

29 June 1955	3 November 1955	6th	Mapai • Mizrachi • HHaM • DLIA-P&W-A&D

(1)	David Ben-Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן (1886–1973)	-	Mapai	3 November 1955	7 January 1958	1955 (3rd)	7th	Mapai • NRP • Mapam • AHaA • Progressives • DLIA-P&W-A&D • P&D-C&B

7 January 1958	17 December 1959	8th

17 December 1959	2 November 1961	1959 (4th)	9th

2 November 1961	26 June 1963	1961 (5th)	10th	Mapai • NRP • AHaA • PAY • P&D-C&B

3	Levi Eshkol לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל (1895–1969)	-	Mapai	26 June 1963	22 December 1964	11th

22 December 1964	12 January 1966	12th

Alignment Mapai/Labor	12 January 1966	26 February 1969	1965 (6th)	13th	Alignment • NRP • Mapam • Indep.Liberals • PAY • P&D-C&B • Gahal • Rafi

—	Yigal Allon (acting) יִגְאָל אַלּוֹן (1918–1980)	-	Alignment Labor	26 February 1969	17 March 1969

4	Golda Meir גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר (1898–1978)	-	Alignment Labor	17 March 1969	15 December 1969	14th

15 December 1969	10 March 1974	1969 (7th)	15th	Alignment • Gahal • NRP • Indep.Liberals • P&D-C&B

10 March 1974	3 June 1974	1973 (8th)	16th	Alignment • NRP • Indep.Liberals

5	Yitzhak Rabin יִצְחָק רַבִּין (1922–1995)	-	Alignment Labor	3 June 1974	20 June 1977	17th	Alignment • Indep.Liberals • Ratz • NRP

6	Menachem Begin מְנַחֵם בֵּגִין (1913–1992)	Menachem Begin, Andrews AFB, 1978.JPG	Likud	20 June 1977	5 August 1981	1977 (9th)	18th	Likud • NRP • Aguda • Dash

5 August 1981	10 October 1983	1981 (10th)	19th	Likud • NRP • Aguda • Tami • Telem/MRSZ • Tehiya

7	Yitzhak Shamir יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר (1915–2012)	-	Likud	10 October 1983	13 September 1984	20th

8	Shimon Peres שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (1923–2016)	-	Alignment Labor	13 September 1984	20 October 1986	1984 (11th)	21st	Alignment • Likud • NRP • Aguda • Shas • Morasha • Shinui • Ometz

(7)	Yitzhak Shamir יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר (1915–2012)	-	Likud	20 October 1986	22 December 1988	22nd

22 December 1988	11 June 1990	1988 (12th)	23rd	Likud • Alignment • NRP • Shas • Aguda • Degel HaTorah

11 June 1990	13 July 1992	24th	Likud • NRP • Shas • Aguda • Degel HaTorah • New Liberal • Tehiya • Tzomet • Moledet • UPI • Geula

(5)	Yitzhak Rabin יִצְחָק רַבִּין (1922–1995)	-	Labor	13 July 1992	4 November 1995	1992 (13th)	25th	Labor • Meretz • Shas • Yiud

(8)	Shimon Peres שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס (1923–2016)	-	Labor	(acting, 4 Nov. 1995) 22 November 1995	18 June 1996	26th

9	Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (1949–)	-	Likud	18 June 1996	6 July 1999	1996	14th	27th	Likud-Gesher-Tzomet • Shas • NRP • BaAliyah • UTJ • Third Way

10	Ehud Barak אֵהוּד בָּרָק (1942–)	-	One Israel Labor	6 July 1999	7 March 2001	1999	15th	28th	One Israel • Shas • Meretz • BaAliyah • Centre • NRP • UTJ

11	Ariel Sharon אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן (1928–2014)	-	Likud	7 March 2001	28 February 2003	2001	29th	Likud • Labor-Meimad • Shas • Centre • NRP • UTJ • BaAliyah • NU-Beiteinu • New Way • Gesher

28 February 2003	21 November 2005	2003 (16th)	30th	Likud • Shinui • NU • NRP • Labor-Meimad • Aguda

Kadima	21 November 2005	(4 Jan. 2006) 14 April 2006	Kadima • Likud • Aguda

12	Ehud Olmert אֵהוּד אוֹלְמֶרט (1945–)	-	Kadima	(acting, 4 Jan. 2006) 14 April 2006	4 May 2006

4 May 2006	31 March 2009	2006 (17th)	31st	Kadima • Labor • Shas • Gil • Beiteinu

(9)	Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ (1949–)	-	Likud	31 March 2009	18 March 2013	2009 (18th)	32nd	Likud • Beiteinu • Shas • Labor/Indep. • Jewish Home • UTJ

18 March 2013	6 May 2015	2013 (19th)	33rd	Likud • Yesh Atid • The Jewish Home • Yisrael Beiteinu • Hatnuah

6 May 2015	Incumbent	2015 (20th)	34th	Likud • Kulanu • The Jewish Home • Shas • UTJ • Yisrael Beiteinu

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