Israel: Prime Ministers

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Prime Ministers

• David Ben-Gurion (1948–1953, 1955–1963)
• Moshe Sharett (1953–1955)
• Levi Eshkol (1963–1969)
• Yigal Allon, acting (1969)
• Golda Meir (1969–1974)
• Yitzhak Rabin (1974–1977, 1992–1995)
• Shimon Peres (1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996)
• Menachem Begin (1977–1983)
• Yitzhak Shamir (1983–1984, 1986–1992)
• Benjamin Netanyahu (1996–1999)
• Ehud Barak (1999–2001)
• Ariel Sharon (2001–2006)
• Ehud Olmert (2006–2009)
• Benjamin Netanyahu (2009–)