| Year |
Executive offices |
Knesset
|
| Chairman of the Provisional State Council |
Prime Minister |
Designated Acting Prime Minister |
Minister of Defense |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |
№ of Govt |
№ (Election) |
Chairman of the Provisional State Council |
Overall |
Government Parties |
Leader of the Opposition
|
| 1948
|
Chaim Weizmann (General Zionists)
|
David Ben-Gurion (Mapai)
|
N/A
|
David Ben-Gurion (Mapai)
|
Moshe Sharett (Mapai)
|
Provisional
|
Provisional State Council (N/A)
|
Chaim Weizmann (General Zionists)
|
Mapai 10 • Mapam 5 • Gen.Zionists 4 • Progressives 3 • Hatzohar 3 • Mizrachi 3 • HHaM 2 • Aguda 2 • PAY 1 • Maki 1 • S&O 1 • Yemenites 1 • WIZO 1
|
Mapai • Mapam • Gen.Zionists • Progressives • Mizrachi • HHaM • Aguda • S&O
|
Herzl Rosenblum (Hatzohar)
|
| 1949
|
President
|
1st
|
1st (1949)
|
Speaker of the Knesset
|
Mapai 46 • Mapam 19 • URF 16 • Herut 14 • Gen.Zionists 7 • Progressives 5 • S&O 4 • Maki 4 • DLN 2 • Fighters' 1 • WIZO 1 • Yemenites 1
|
Mapai • URF • Progressives • S&O • DLN
|
Meir Ya'ari (Mapam)
|
| Chaim Weizmann (General Zionists)
|
Yosef Sprinzak (Mapai)
|
| 1950
|
2nd
|
Mapai • URF • Progressives • S&O • DLN
|
| 1951
|
3rd
|
2nd (1951)
|
Mapai 45 • Gen.Zionists 20 • Mapam 15 • HHaM 8 • Herut 8 • Maki 5 • Progressives 4 • DLIA 3 • Aguda 3 • S&O 2 • PAY 2 • Mizrachi 2 • P&W 1 • Yemenites 1 • A&D 1
|
Mapai • Mizrachi • HHaM-Aguda-PAY • DLIA-P&W-A&D
|
Peretz Bernstein (General Zionists)
|
| 1952
|
| Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (Mapai)
|
| 1953
|
4th
|
Mapai • Gen.Zionists • Progressive • Mizrachi • HHaM • DLIA-P&W-A&D
|
Meir Ya'ari (Mapam)
|
| 1954
|
Moshe Sharett (Mapai)
|
Pinhas Lavon (Mapai)
|
5th
|
Mapai • Gen.Zionists • Progressive • Mizrachi • HHaM • DLIA-P&W-A&D
|
| 1955
|
David Ben-Gurion (Mapai)
|
6th
|
Mapai • Mizrachi • HHaM • DLIA-P&W-A&D
|
Peretz Bernstein (General Zionists)
|
| David Ben-Gurion (Mapai)
|
7th
|
3rd (1955)
|
Mapai 40 • Herut 15 • Gen.Zionists 14 • NRP 11 • AHaA 10 • Mapam 9 • RTF 6 • Maki 6 • Progressives 5 • DLIA 2 • P&W 2 • A&D 1
|
Mapai • NRP • Mapam • AHaA • Progressives • DLIA-P&W-A&D
|
Menachem Begin (Herut)
|
| 1956
|
Golda Meir (Mapai)
|
| 1957
|
| 1958
|
8th
|
Mapai • NRP • Mapam • AHaA • Progressives • DLIA-P&W-A&D
|
| 1959
|
Nahum Nir (Ahdut HaAvoda)
|
| 9th
|
4th (1959)
|
Kadish Luz (Mapai)
|
Mapai 47 • Herut 17 • NRP 12 • Mapam 9 • Gen.Zionists 8 • AHaA 7 • RTF 6 • Progressives 6 • Maki 3 • P&D 2 • C&B 2 • A&D 1
|
Mapai • NRP • Mapam • AHaA • Progressives • P&D-C&B-A&D
|
| 1960
|
| 1961
|
10th
|
5th (1961)
|
Mapai 47 • Herut 17 • Liberals 17 • NRP 12 • Mapam 9 • AHaA 8 • Maki 5 • Aguda 4 • PAY 2 • C&B 2 • P&D 2
|
Mapai • NRP • AHaA • PAY • P&D-C&B
|
| 1962
|
| 1963
|
Zalman Shazar (Mapai)
|
Levi Eshkol (Mapai)
|
Levi Eshkol (Mapai)
|
11th
|
Mapai • NRP • AHaA • PAY • P&D-C&B
|
| 1964
|
| 1965
|
12th
|
Mapai • NRP • AHaA • PAY • P&D-C&B
|
| Levi Eshkol (Alignment)
|
Levi Eshkol (Alignment)
|
Golda Meir (Alignment)
|
13th
|
6th (1965)
|
Kadish Luz (Alignment)
|
Alignment 45 • Gahal 26 • NRP 11 • Rafi 10 • Mapam 8 • Indep.Liberals 5 • Aguda 4 • Rakah 4 • PAY 2 • P&D 2 • C&B 2 • Meri 1 • Maki 1
|
Alignment • NRP • Mapam • Indep.Liberals • PAY • P&D-C&B
|
Menachem Begin (Gahal)
|
| 1966
|
Abba Eban (Alignment)
|
| 1967
|
Moshe Dayan (Rafi)
|
Alignment • NRP • Mapam • Indep.Liberals • PAY • P&D-C&B • Gahal • Rafi
|
Meir Ya'ari (Mapam)
|
| 1968
|
Moshe Dayan (Alignment)
|
Alignment • NRP • Mapam • Indep.Liberals • PAY • P&D-C&B • Gahal
|
| 1969
|
| Yigal Allon (Alignment, acting)
|
| Golda Meir (Alignment)
|
14th
|
Alignment • NRP • Mapam • Indep.Liberals • PAY • P&D-C&B • Gahal
|
| 15th
|
7th (1969)
|
Reuven Barkat (Alignment)
|
Alignment 56 • Gahal 26 • NRP 12 • Aguda 4 • Indep.Liberals 4 • National List 4 • Rakah 3 • P&D 2 • PAY 2 • C&B 2 • Meri 2 • Free Centre 2 • Maki 1
|
Alignment • Gahal • NRP • Indep.Liberals • P&D-C&B
|
Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Agudat Yisrael)
|
| 1970
|
Alignment • NRP • Indep.Liberals • P&D-C&B
|
Menachem Begin (Gahal)
|
| 1971
|
| 1972
|
Yisrael Yeshayahu Sharabi (Alignment)
|
| 1973
|
Ephraim Katzir (Alignment)
|
16th
|
8th (1973)
|
Alignment 51 • Likud 39 • NRP 10 • RTF 5 • Indep.Liberals 4 • Rakah 4 • Ratz 3 • P&rD 2 • Moked 1 • ALBV 1
|
Alignment • NRP • Indep.Liberals
|
Menachem Begin (Likud)
|
| 1974
|
Yitzhak Rabin (Alignment)
|
Shimon Peres (Alignment)
|
Yigal Allon (Alignment)
|
17th
|
Alignment • Indep.Liberals • Ratz • NRP
|
| 1975
|
Alignment • Indep.Liberals • Ratz • NRP
|
| 1976
|
| 1977
|
| Shimon Peres (Alignment, acting)
|
| Menachem Begin (Likud)
|
Ezer Weizman (Likud)
|
Moshe Dayan (Independent)
|
18th
|
9th (1977)
|
Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
|
Likud 43 • Alignment 32 • Dash 15 • NRP 12 • Hadash 5 • Aguda 4 • Aguda 4• Flatto-Sharon 1 • Shlomtzion 2 • Sheli 2 • Sheli 2 • Ra'am 1 • Ratz 1 • Indep.Liberals 1
|
Likud • NRP • Aguda • Dash
|
Shimon Peres (Alignment)
|
| 1978
|
Yitzhak Navon (Alignment)
|
| 1979
|
Menachem Begin (Likud)
|
| 1980
|
Menachem Begin (Likud)
|
Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
|
Yitzhak Berman (Likud)
|
| 1981
|
Ariel Sharon (Likud)
|
19th
|
10th (1981)
|
Menachem Savidor (Likud)
|
Likud 48 • Alignment 47 • NRP 6 • Aguda 4 • Hadash 4 • Tehiya 3 • Tami 3 • Telem 2 • Shinui 2 • Ratz 1
|
Likud • NRP • Aguda • Tami • Telem • Tehiya
|
| 1982
|
| 1983
|
Chaim Herzog (Alignment)
|
Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
|
Moshe Arens (Likud)
|
20th
|
Likud • NRP • Aguda • Tami • MRSZ • Tehiya
|
| 1984
|
Shimon Peres (Alignment)
|
Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
|
Yitzhak Rabin (Alignment)
|
21st
|
11th (1984)
|
Shlomo Hillel (Alignment)
|
Alignment 44 • Likud 41 • Tehiya-Tzomet 5 • NRP 4 • Hadash 4 • Shas 4 • Shinui 3 • Ratz 3 • Yahad 3 • PLFP 2 • Aguda 2 • Morasha 2 • Tami 1 • Kach 1 • Ometz 1
|
Alignment • Likud • NRP • Aguda • Shas • Morasha • Shinui • Ometz
|
Yuval Ne'eman (Tehiya)
|
| 1985
|
| 1986
|
Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
|
Shimon Peres (Alignment)
|
Shimon Peres (Alignment)
|
22nd
|
Alignment • Likud • NRP • Aguda • Shas • Shinui • Ometz
|
| 1987
|
| 1988
|
Moshe Arens (Likud)
|
23rd
|
12th (1988)
|
Dov Shilansky (Likud)
|
Likud 40 • Alignment 39 • Shas 6 • Aguda 5 • Ratz 5 • NRP 5 • Hadash 4 • Tehiya 3 • Mapam 3 • Tzomet 2 • Moledet 2 • Shinui 2 • Degel HaTorah 2 • PLFP 1 • ADP 1
|
Likud • Alignment • NRP • Shas • Aguda • Degel HaTorah
|
Shulamit Aloni (Ratz)
|
| 1989
|
| 1990
|
None appointed
|
Moshe Arens (Likud)
|
David Levy (Likud)
|
24th
|
Likud • NRP • Shas • Aguda • Degel HaTorah • New Liberal • Tehiya • Tzomet • Moledet • UPI • Geula
|
Shimon Peres (Alignment)
|
| 1991
|
| 1992
|
Yitzhak Rabin (Labor)
|
Yitzhak Rabin (Labor)
|
Shimon Peres (Labor)
|
25th
|
13th (1992)
|
Shevah Weiss (Labor)
|
Labor 44 • Likud 32 • Meretz 12 • Tzomet 8 • NRP 6 • Shas 6 • UTJ 4 • Hadash 3 • Moledet 2 • ADP 2
|
Labor • Meretz • Shas
|
Yitzhak Shamir (Likud)
|
| 1993
|
Ezer Weizman (Labor)
|
Labor • Meretz
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
| 1994
|
| 1995
|
Labor • Meretz • Yiud
|
| Shimon Peres (Labor)
|
Shimon Peres (Labor)
|
Ehud Barak (Labor)
|
26th
|
| 1996
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
Yitzhak Mordechai (Likud)
|
David Levy (Gesher)
|
№ of Govt (Election)
|
14th (1996)
|
Dan Tichon (Likud)
|
Labor 34 • Likud-Gesher-Tzomet 32 • Shas 10 • NRP 9 • Meretz 9 • BaAliyah 7 • Hadash-Balad 5 • UTJ 4 • Third Way 4 • UAL-ADP 2 • Moledet 2
|
Likud-Gesher-Tzomet • Shas • NRP • BaAliyah • UTJ • Third Way
|
Shimon Peres (Labor)
|
| 27th (1996)
|
| 1997
|
Ehud Barak (Labor)
|
| 1998
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
| 1999
|
Moshe Arens (Likud)
|
Ariel Sharon (Likud)
|
| Ehud Barak (One Israel)
|
Ehud Barak (One Israel)
|
David Levy[disambiguation needed] (One Israel)
|
28th (1999)
|
15th (1999)
|
Avraham Burg (One Israel)
|
One Israel 26 • Likud 19 • Shas 17 • Meretz 10 • BaAliyah 6 • Shinui 6 • Center 6 • NRP 5 • UTJ 5 • UAL 5 • NU 4 • Hadash 3 • Beiteinu 4 • Balad 2 • 1N 2
|
One Israel • Shas • Meretz • BaAliyah • Center • NRP • UTJ
|
Ariel Sharon (Likud)
|
| 2000
|
Moshe Katzav (Likud)
|
Shlomo Ben-Ami (One Israel)
|
One Israel • Shas • Meretz • BaAliyah • Center • NRP
|
| 2001
|
Ariel Sharon (Likud)
|
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (Labor)
|
Shimon Peres (Labor)
|
29th (2001)
|
Likud • Labor-Meimad • Shas • Center • NRP • UTJ • BaAliyah • NU-Beiteinu • New Way • Gesher
|
Yossi Sarid (Meretz)
|
| 2002
|
Shaul Mofaz (Likud)
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
Likud • Shas • Center • NRP • UTJ • BaAliyah • NU-Beiteinu • New Way • Gesher
|
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (Labor)
|
| 2003
|
Ehud Olmert (Likud)
|
Silvan Shalom (Likud)
|
№ of Govt
|
16th (2003)
|
Reuven Rivlin (Likud)
|
Likud 38 • Labor 19 • Shinui 15 • Shas 11 • NU 7 • Meretz 6 • NRP 6 • UTJ 5 • Hadash-Ta'al 3 • 1N 3 • Balad 3 • BaAliyah 2 • UAL 2
|
Likud • Shinui • NU • NRP
|
Amram Mitzna (Labor)
|
| 30th
|
Shimon Peres (Labor)
|
| 2004
|
Likud • Shinui • NRP
|
| 2005
|
Likud • Labor-Meimad • Aguda
|
Yosef Lapid (Shinui)
|
| Ariel Sharon (Kadima)
|
Ehud Olmert (Kadima)
|
Kadima • Likud • Aguda
|
Amir Peretz (Labor)
|
| 2006
|
Tzipi Livni (Kadima)
|
| Ehud Olmert (Kadima)
|
Tzipi Livni (Kadima)
|
Amir Peretz (Labor)
|
31st
|
17th (2006)
|
Dalia Itzik (Kadima)
|
Kadima 29 • Labor 19 • Shas 12 • Likud 12 • Beiteinu 11 • NU-NRP 9 • Gil 7 • UTJ 6 • Meretz 5 • UAL-Ta'al 4 • Hadash 3 • Balad 3
|
Kadima • Labor • Shas • Gil • Beiteinu
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
| 2007
|
Shimon Peres (Kadima)
|
Ehud Barak (Labor)
|
| 2008
|
Kadima • Labor • Shas • Gil
|
| 2009
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
None appointed
|
Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu)
|
32nd
|
18th (2009)
|
Reuven Rivlin (Likud)
|
Kadima 28 • Likud 27 • Beiteinu 15 • Labor 13 • Shas 11 • UTJ 5 • UAL-Ta'al 4 • NU 4 • Hadash 4 • Meretz 3 • Jewish Home 3 • Balad 3
|
Likud • Beiteinu • Shas • Labor • Jewish Home • UTJ
|
Tzipi Livni (Kadima)
|
| 2010
|
| 2011
|
Ehud Barak (Independence)
|
Likud • Beiteinu • Shas • Indep. • Jewish Home • UTJ
|
| 2012
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
Shaul Mofaz (Kadima)
|
| 2013
|
Moshe Ya'alon (Likud)
|
Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu)
|
33rd
|
19th (2013)
|
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (Likud)
|
Likud-Beiteinu 31 • Yesh Atid 19 • Labor 15 • Jewish Home 12 • Shas 11 • UTJ 7 • Hatnuah 6 • Meretz 6 • UAL-Ta'al 4 • Hadash 4 • Balad 3 • Kadima 2
|
Likud-Yisrael Beiteinu • Yesh Atid • The Jewish Home • Hatnuah
|
Shelly Yachimovich (Labor)
|
| 2014
|
Reuven Rivlin (Likud)
|
Isaac Herzog (Labor)
|
| 2015
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
34th
|
20th (2015)
|
Likud 30 • Zionist Union 24 • Joint List 13 • Yesh Atid 11 • Kulanu 10 • Jewish Home 8 • Shas 7 • Beiteinu 6 • UTJ 6 • Meretz 5
|
Likud • Kulanu • The Jewish Home • Shas • UTJ
|
| 2016
|
Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu)
|
Likud • Kulanu • The Jewish Home • Shas • UTJ • Yisrael Beiteinu
|
| 2017
|
| 2018
|
Tzipi Livni (Hatnuah)
|
| 2019
|
Benjamin Netanyahu (Likud)
|
Yisrael Katz (Likud)
|
21st (Apr. 2019)
|
Likud 35 • Blue and White 35 • Shas 8 • UTJ 8 • Hadash-Ta'al 6 • Labor 6 • Beiteinu 5 • URWP 5 • Meretz 4 • Kulanu 4 • Balad-UAL 4
|
Likud • Kulanu • New Right • The Jewish Home • Tkuma • Shas • UTJ
|
Benny Gantz (Blue and White)
|
| Naftali Bennett (New Right)
|
22nd (Sep. 2019)
|
Blue and White 33 • Likud 32 • Joint List 13 • Shas 9 • Beiteinu 8 • UTJ 7 • Yamina 7 • Labor-Gesher 6 • Democrats 5
|
| 2020
|
23rd (2020)
|
Benny Gantz (Blue and White)
|
Likud 36 • Blue and White 33 • Joint List 15 • Shas 9 • UTJ 7 • Labor-Gesher-Meretz 7 • Beiteinu 7 • Yamina 6
|
| Alternate Prime Minister
|
Benny Gantz (Blue and White)
|
Gabi Ashkenazi (Blue and White)
|
35th
|
Yariv Levin (Likud)
|
Likud 36 • Yesh Atid-Telem 16 • Blue and White 15 • Joint List 15 • Shas 9 • UTJ 7 • Labor-Gesher-Meretz 7 • Beiteinu 7 • Yamina 5 • Labor 3 • Meretz 3 • Derekh Eretz 2 • Gesher 1 • The Jewish Home 1
|
Likud • Blue and White • Shas • UTJ • Labor • Derekh Eretz • Gesher • The Jewish Home
|
Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid-Telem)
|
| Benny Gantz (Blue and White)
|
| Year |
President |
Prime Minister |
Alternate Prime Minister |
Minister of Defense |
Minister of Foreign Affairs |
№ of Govt |
№ (Election) |
Speaker |
Overall |
Government Parties |
Leader of the Opposition
|
| Executive offices |
Knesset
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