Rulers: Israel
Ministries, etc.
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
14 May 1948 - 19 Jun 1956 Moshe Shertok (from Aug 1948,
Moshe Sharett) (b. 1894 - d. 1965)
19 Jun 1956 - 12 Jan 1966 Golda Myerson (from 25 Jul 1956,
Golda Mayer; from 2 Aug 1956,
Golda Meir) (f) (b. 1898 - d. 1978)
12 Jan 1966 - 3 Jun 1974 Abba Eban (b. 1915 - d. 2002)
3 Jun 1974 - 20 Jun 1977 Yigal Allon (b. 1918 - d. 1980)
20 Jun 1977 - 23 Oct 1979 Moshe Dayan (b. 1915 - d. 1981)
23 Oct 1979 - 10 Mar 1980 Menachem Begin (b. 1913 - d. 1992)
10 Mar 1980 - 20 Oct 1986 Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915)
20 Oct 1986 - 22 Dec 1988 Shimon Peres (1st time) (b. 1923)
22 Dec 1988 - 11 Jun 1990 Moshe Arens (b. 1925)
11 Jun 1990 - 13 Jul 1992 David Levy (1st time) (b. 1937)
13 Jul 1992 - 7 Nov 1995 Shimon Peres (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Nov 1995 - 22 Nov 1995 Yossi Beilin (acting) (b. 1948)
22 Nov 1995 - 18 Jun 1996 Ehud Barak (1st time) (b. 1942)
18 Jun 1996 - 6 Jan 1998 David Levy (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Jan 1998 - 13 Oct 1998 Benjamin Netanyahu (1st time) (b. 1949)
13 Oct 1998 - 6 Jul 1999 Ariel Sharon (1st time) (b. 1928)
6 Jul 1999 - 4 Aug 2000 David Levy (3rd time) (s.a.)
4 Aug 2000 - 10 Aug 2000 Ehud Barak (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
10 Aug 2000 - 7 Mar 2001 Shlomo Ben-Ami (b. 1943)
(acting to 2 Nov 2000)
7 Mar 2001 - 2 Nov 2002 Shimon Peres (3rd time) (s.a.)
2 Nov 2002 - 6 Nov 2002 Ariel Sharon (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Nov 2002 - 28 Feb 2003 Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Feb 2003 - 16 Jan 2006 Silvan Shalom (b. 1958)
18 Jan 2006 - Tzipi Livni (f) (b. 1958)
Defense
Ministers
14 May 1948 - 26 Jan 1954 David Ben-Gurion (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 1973)
26 Jan 1954 - 21 Feb 1955 Pinhas Lavon (b. 1904 - d. 1976)
21 Feb 1955 - 26 Jun 1963 David Ben-Gurion (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Jun 1963 - 5 Jun 1967 Levi Eshkol (b. 1895 - d. 1969)
5 Jun 1967 - 3 Jun 1974 Moshe Dayan (b. 1915 - d. 1981)
3 Jun 1974 - 20 Jun 1977 Shimon Peres (1st time) (b. 1923)
20 Jun 1977 - 26 May 1980 Ezer Weizman (b. 1924 - d. 2005)
28 May 1980 - 5 Aug 1981 Menachem Begin (1st time) (b. 1913 - d. 1992)
5 Aug 1981 - 14 Feb 1983 Ariel Sharon (1st time) (b. 1928)
14 Feb 1983 - 23 Feb 1983 Menachem Begin (2nd time) (s.a.)
23 Feb 1983 - 13 Sep 1984 Moshe Arens (1st time) (b. 1925)
13 Sep 1984 - 15 Mar 1990 Yitzhak Rabin (1st time) (b. 1922 - d. 1995)
15 Mar 1990 - 11 Jun 1990 Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915)
11 Jun 1990 - 13 Jul 1992 Moshe Arens (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Jul 1992 - 4 Nov 1995 Yitzhak Rabin (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Nov 1995 - 18 Jun 1996 Shimon Peres (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Jun 1996 - 25 Jan 1999 Yitzhak Mordechai (b. 1944)
27 Jan 1999 - 6 Jul 1999 Moshe Arens (3rd time) (s.a.)
6 Jul 1999 - 7 Mar 2001 Ehud Barak (1st time) (b. 1942)
7 Mar 2001 - 2 Nov 2002 Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (b. 1936)
2 Nov 2002 - 4 Nov 2002 Ariel Sharon (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Nov 2002 - 4 May 2006 Shaul Mofaz (b. 1948)
4 May 2006 - 19 Jun 2007 Amir Peretz (b. 1952)
19 Jun 2007 - Ehud Barak (2nd time) (s.a.)
Finance
Ministers
14 May 1948 - 25 Jun 1952 Eliezer Kaplan (b. 1891 - d. 1952)
25 Jun 1952 - 26 Jun 1963 Levi Eshkol (b. 1895 - d. 1969)
26 Jun 1963 - 5 Aug 1968 Pinhas Sapir (1st time) (b. 1907 - d. 1975)
5 Aug 1968 - 15 Dec 1969 Ze'ev Sharef (b. 1906 - d. 1984)
15 Dec 1969 - 3 Jun 1974 Pinhas Sapir (2nd time) (s.a.)
3 Jun 1974 - 20 Jun 1977 Yehoshua Rabinowitz (b. 1911 - d. 1979)
20 Jun 1977 - 7 Nov 1979 Simcha Ehrlich (b. 1915 - d. 1983)
7 Nov 1979 - 13 Jan 1981 Yigal Hurwitz (b. 1918 - d. 1984)
21 Jan 1981 - 15 Oct 1983 Yoram Aridor (b. 1933)
18 Oct 1983 - 13 Sep 1984 Yigal Cohen-Orgad (b. 1937)
13 Sep 1984 - 16 Apr 1986 Yitzhak Moda'i (1st time) (b. 1926 - d. 1998)
16 Apr 1986 - 22 Dec 1988 Moshe Nissim (b. 1935)
22 Dec 1988 - 15 Mar 1990 Shimon Peres (b. 1923)
15 Mar 1990 - 11 Jun 1990 Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915)
11 Jun 1990 - 13 Jul 1992 Yitzhak Moda'i (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Jul 1992 - 18 Jun 1996 Avraham Shohat (1st time) (b. 1936)
18 Jun 1996 - 20 Jun 1997 Dan Meridor (b. 1947)
20 Jun 1997 - 9 Jul 1997 Benjamin Netanyahu (1st time) (b. 1949)
9 Jul 1997 - 18 Dec 1998 Yaakov Neeman (b. 1939)
18 Dec 1998 - 23 Feb 1999 Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd time) (s.a.)
23 Feb 1999 - 7 Jul 1999 Meir Sheetrit (b. 1948)
7 Jul 1999 - 7 Mar 2001 Avraham Shohat (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Mar 2001 - 28 Feb 2003 Silvan Shalom (b. 1958)
28 Feb 2003 - 9 Aug 2005 Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd time) (s.a.)
9 Aug 2005 - 4 May 2006 Ehud Olmert (acting to 7 Nov 2005) (b. 1945)
4 May 2006 - 4 Jul 2007 Avraham Hirchson (b. 1941)
22 Apr 2007 - 4 Jul 2007 Ehud Olmert (s.a.)
(acting for Hirchson)
4 Jul 2007 - Roni Bar-On (b. 1948)
Interior
Ministers
14 May 1948 - 8 Mar 1949 Yitzhak Gruenbaum (b. 1879 - d. 1970)
8 Mar 1949 - 22 Dec 1952 Moshe Shapira (1st time) (b. 1902 - d. 1970)
22 Dec 1952 - 25 May 1953 Israel Rokach (1st time) (b. 1889 - d. 1959)
3 Jun 1953 - 29 Jun 1955 Israel Rokach (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Jun 1955 - 3 Nov 1955 Moshe Shapira (2nd time) (s.a.)
3 Nov 1955 - 17 Dec 1959 Israel Bar-Yehuda (b. 1895 - d. 1965)
17 Dec 1959 - 16 Jul 1970 Haim Moshe Shapira (3rd time) (s.a.)
1 Sep 1970 - 3 Jun 1974 Josef Burg (1st time) (b. 1909 - d. 1999)
3 Jun 1974 - 29 Oct 1974 Shlomo Hillel (1st time) (b. 1923)
29 Oct 1974 - 22 Dec 1976 Josef Burg (2nd time) (s.a.)
16 Jan 1977 - 20 Jun 1977 Shlomo Hillel (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Jun 1977 - 13 Sep 1984 Josef Burg (3rd time) (s.a.)
13 Sep 1984 - 24 Dec 1984 Shimon Peres (b. 1923)
24 Dec 1984 - 6 Jan 1987 Yitzhak Peretz (b. 1938)
6 Jan 1987 - 22 Dec 1988 Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915)
22 Dec 1988 - 11 May 1993 Aryeh Deri (1st time) (b. 1959)
11 May 1993 - 7 Jun 1993 Yitzhak Rabin (1st time) (b. 1922 - d. 1995)
7 Jun 1993 - 14 Sep 1993 Aryeh Deri (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Sep 1993 - 27 Feb 1995 Yitzhak Rabin (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Feb 1995 - 7 Jun 1995 Uzi Baram (b. 1937)
19 Jun 1995 - 18 Jul 1995 David Libai (b. 1934)
18 Jul 1995 - 22 Nov 1995 Ehud Barak (b. 1942)
22 Nov 1995 - 18 Jun 1996 Haim Ramon (1st time) (b. 1950)
18 Jun 1996 - 6 Jul 1999 Eli Suissa (b. 1956)
6 Jul 1999 - 11 Jul 2000 Natan Sharansky (b. 1948)
11 Jul 2000 - 7 Mar 2001 Haim Ramon (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting to 11 Oct 2000)
7 Mar 2001 - 23 May 2002 Eli Yishai (1st time) (b. 1963)
23 May 2002 - 3 Jun 2002 Ariel Sharon (1st time) (b. 1928)
3 Jun 2002 - 28 Feb 2003 Eli Yishai (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Feb 2003 - 3 Dec 2004 Avraham Poraz (b. 1945)
3 Dec 2004 - 10 Jan 2005 Ariel Sharon (2nd time) (s.a.)
10 Jan 2005 - 4 May 2006 Ophir Pines-Paz (b. 1961)
4 May 2006 - 4 Jul 2007 Roni Bar-On (b. 1948)
4 Jul 2007 - Meir Sheetrit (b. 1948)
Parliament
Knesset
Speakers
Mar 1949 - 28 Jan 1959 Yosef Sprinzak (b. 1885 - d. 1959)
2 Mar 1959 - 30 Nov 1959 Nahum Nir (b. 1884 - d. 1968)
30 Nov 1959 - Nov 1969 Kadish Luz (b. 1895 - d. 1972)
Nov 1969 - 5 Jul 1972 Reuven Barkat (b. 1905 - d. 1972)
1972 - 13 Jun 1977 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (b. 1908 - d. 1979)
13 Jun 1977 - Mar 1980 Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915)
Mar 1980 - 20 Jul 1981 Yitzhak Berman (b. 1913)
20 Jul 1981 - 12 Sep 1984 Menachem Savidor (b. 1917 - d. 1988)
12 Sep 1984 - 21 Nov 1988 Shlomo Hillel (b. 1923)
21 Nov 1988 - 13 Jul 1992 Dov Shilansky (b. 1924)
13 Jul 1992 - 24 Jun 1996 Shevah Weiss (b. 1935)
24 Jun 1996 - 6 Jul 1999 Dan Tichon (b. 1937)
6 Jul 1999 - 19 Feb 2003 Avraham Burg (b. 1955)
19 Feb 2003 - 4 May 2006 Reuven Rivlin (b. 1939)
4 May 2006 - Dalia Itzik (f) (b. 1952)