Prime Minister of Israel

The Prime Minister of Israel is the elected head of the Israeli government. He is usually the leader of the largest political party or coalition of parties in theKnesset (the Israeli parliament).

Prime Ministers of Israel (1948-Present)

A total of eleven people have served as Prime Minister of Israel. Four of those people have served on two non-consecutive occasions.

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(*) In 1968 Mapai merged with other parties to form the Labour Alignment (now the Israeli Labour Party)

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(**) It should be noted that after the election of 1984, the Likud and Labour parties reached a coalition agreement by which the role of prime minister would be rotated mid-term between them. Shimon Peres of Labour served during the first two years as prime minister, and then the role was passed to Yitzhak Shamir. After the 1988 election Likud was able to govern without the Labour party, and Yitzhak Shamir became prime minister again.

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