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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

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* Aharon Abuhatzera, former minister, head of the National Religious Party * Yosef Almogi, former minister and mayor of

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

Yigal Allon Yigal Allon ( he, יגאל אלון; 10 October 1918 – 29 February 1980) was an Israeli politician, commander of the Palmach, and general in the Israel Defense Forces, IDF. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda party and the Labor P ...

, former general, government minister *

Shulamit Aloni Shulamit Aloni ( he, שולמית אלוני; 29 December 1928 – 24 January 2014) was an Israeli politician. She founded the Ratz party, was leader of the Meretz party, Leader of the Opposition from 1988 to 1990, and served as Minister of Edu ...

, founder of Human Rights party, former minister in 1974, 1992–1996 *

Meir Amit Meir Amit ( he, מאיר עמית, 17 March 1921 – 17 July 2009) was an Israeli politician and cabinet minister. He served as the Chief Director and the head of global operations for Mossad from 1963 to 1968, before entering into politics an ...

, former general, minister, head of Mossad *

Yehuda Amital Yehuda Amital ( he, יהודה עמיטל, born Yehuda Klein; 31 October 1924 – 9 July 2010) was an Orthodox rabbi, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion, and a member of the Israeli cabinet. The concept of a Hesder Yeshiva is attributed to ...

, Rabbi, former minister without portfolio, leader of

Meimad Meimad ( he, מימד, an acronym for ''Medina Yehudit, Medina Demokratit'' (), lit., ''Jewish State, Democratic State'') is a moderate to left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the ...

Shaul Amor Shaul Amor ( he, שאול עמור, 21 December 1940 – 2 October 2004) was an Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio between January and July 1999. Biography Born in Boujad, Morocco in 1940, Amor made aliyah in 1956. ...

, former minister, candidate for presidency *

Zalman Aran Zalman Aran (, 1 March 1899 – 6 September 1970) was a Zionist activist, educator and Israeli government minister. Biography Zalman Aharonowitz (later Aran) was born in Yuzovka in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire (now Donetsk ...

, former minister *

Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino ( he, שושנה ארבלי-אלמוזלינו, 26 January 1926 – 12 June 2015) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party and the Alignment alliance from 1965 until 1992. She ...

, former health minister *

Moshe Arens Moshe Arens (27 December 1925 – 7 January 2019) was an Israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat and Likud politician. A member of the Knesset between 1973 and 1992 and again from 1999 until 2003, he served as Minister of Defense thre ...

, former minister of defense, former ambassador to the U.S. * Yoram Aridor, former minister * Colette Avital, Israeli diplomat, former member of

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

* Shmuel Avital, former minister * Ruhama Avraham, former MK * Rachel Azaria, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem

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Haim Bar-Lev Haim "Kidoni" Bar-Lev ( he, חיים בר-לב, 16 November 1924 – 7 May 1994) was a military officer during Israel's pre-state and early statehood eras and later a government minister. Biography Born Haim Brotzlewsky in Vienna and raised in ...

, former Chief of Staff, minister, ambassador to Russia * Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (1895–1965), former minister, divorced from Beba Idelson * Ehud Barak (b. 1942), former chief of staff, Israeli Prime Minister 1999–2001 * Moshe Baram, former minister * Uzi Baram, former minister, son of Moshe Baram * Nir Barkat, mayor of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

* Yisrael Barzilai, former minister *

Benny Begin Ze'ev Binyamin "Benny" Begin, (; born 1 March 1943) is an Israeli geologist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset for New Hope, having previously served as a member for Likud and Herut – The National Movement. He is the son of former ...

, former minister, son of Prime Minister Menachem Begin * Menachem Begin (1913–1992), former head of

Irgun Irgun • Etzel , image = Irgun.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = Irgun emblem. The map shows both Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan, which the Irgun claimed in its entirety for a future Jewish state. The acronym "Etzel" i ...

, Prime Minister 1977–1983,

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...

1978 * Yossi Beilin, former Labor party minister, leader of Meretz-Yachad *

Yitzhak Ben-Aharon Yitzhak Ben-Aharon ( he, יצחק בן אהרון;17 July 1906 – 19 May 2006) was an Israeli left-wing politician. He was a Knesset member from the first to the fifth Knessets and in the seventh and eighth, and a former Minister of Transpo ...

(b. 1906), former minister, former Histadrut leader *

Shlomo Ben-Ami Shlomo Ben-Ami ( he, שלמה בן עמי; born 17 July 1943) is a former Israeli diplomat, politician, and historian. Biography Shlomo Benabou (later Ben-Ami) was born in Tangiers, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel in 1955. He was educated at T ...

, former foreign affairs minister, ambassador, professor *

Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Binyamin "Fuad" Ben-Eliezer (, he, בנימין "פואד" בן אליעזר; 12 February 1936 – 28 August 2016) was an Iraqi-born Israeli politician and general. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1984 and 2014, and held several min ...

, former defense minister *

David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the nam ...

(1886–1973), founder of Israel, first

Prime Minister of Israel The prime minister of Israel ( he, רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: he2, רה״מ; ar, رئيس الحكومة, ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief exec ...

1948–1953, 1954–1963 *

Mordechai Ben-Porat Mordechai Ben-Porat ( he, מרדכי בן-פורת ar, مردخاي بن بورات; 12 September 1923 – 3 January 2022) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset in two spells between 1965 until 1984, and as Minister wi ...

, former minister without portfolio * Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, second President of Israel *

Shlomo Benizri Shlomo Benizri ( he, שלמה בניזרי; born 7 February 1961) is an Israeli politician and member of the Shas party. He represented Shas in the Knesset between 1992 and 2008, serving as Deputy Health Minister, Minister of Health, and Labor a ...

, former minister *

Naftali Bennett Naftali Bennett ( he, נַפְתָּלִי בֶּנֶט, Transliterated: , ; born 25 March 1972) is an Israeli politician who served as the 13th prime minister of Israel from 13 June 2021 to 30 June 2022, and as the 3rd Alternate Prime Minist ...

, minister of education, leader of The Jewish Home, thirteenth

2021-present *

Mordechai Bentov Mordechai Bentov ( he, מרדכי בנטוב, 28 March 1900 – 18 January 1985) was an Israeli journalist and politician. He was one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence. Biography Born Mordechai Gutgeld in Grodzisk M ...

, first minister of construction and housing * Yitzhak Berman, former minister, former Speaker of

Peretz Bernstein Peretz Bernstein ( he, פרץ ברנשטיין, born Shlomo Fritz Bernstein; 12 June 1890 – 21 March 1971) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence. Biography Bern ...

, former minister *

Azmi Bishara Azmi Bishara ( ar, عزمي بشارة born 22 July 1956) is an Israeli Arab public intellectual, political philosopher and author. He is presently the General Director of the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies and the Chair of the ...

, Arab-Israeli MP & head of Balad party * Victor Breilovsky, was minister of science and technology for 4 days *

Yosef Burg Shlomo Yosef Burg ( he, שלמה יוסף בורג, 31 January 1909 – 15 October 1999) was a German-born Israeli politician. In 1949, he was elected to the first Knesset, and served in many ministerial positions for the next 40 years. He was on ...

, Rabbi, former minister, leader of the National Religious Party

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Moshe Carmel Moshe Carmel ( he, משה כרמל, 17 January 1911 – 14 August 2003) was an Israeli soldier and politician who served as Transportation Minister of Israel, Minister of Transportation for eight years. Background Born in Mińsk Mazowiecki in ...

, former party leader and army commander, former transportation minister * Naomi Chazan, former MK, representing Meretz, human rights activist *

Haim Cohn Haim Herman Cohn ( he, חיים הרמן כהן, 11 March 1911 – 10 April 2002) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Biography Haim Cohn was born in Lübeck, Germany in 1911 to a religious family. He was chairman of a World Agudath Israel b ...

, former Attorney General, former justice minister, former Supreme Court justice, former State Attorney *

Geula Cohen Geulah Cohen (; 25 December 1925 – 18 December 2019) was an Israeli politician and activist who founded the Tehiya party. She won the Israel Prize in 2003. Between 1974 and 1992, she served as a member of Knesset, initially for Likud. She chan ...

, former deputy minister, founder of Tehyia party * Raanan Cohen, former minister of labour *

Rachel Cohen-Kagan Rachel Cohen-Kagan ( he, רחל כהן-כגן; 19 February 1888 – 15 October 1982) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician, and one of only two women to sign the Israeli declaration of independence. Biography Rachel Lubersky (later ...

, chairman of

WIZO The Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO; he, ויצו ') is a volunteer organization dedicated to social welfare in all sectors of Israeli society, the advancement of the status of women, and Jewish education in Israel and the Dias ...

, signed declaration of independence, MK *

Ran Cohen Ran Cohen ( he, רן כהן, born 20 June 1937) is an Israeli politician and former Knesset member for Meretz. Background Born Said Cohen in Baghdad, Iraq, Cohen was 13 years old when he immigrated to Israel through Iran. He hebraized his first ...

, Knesset member for Meretz-Yachad, former minister of industry and commerce *

Yitzhak Cohen Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen (, born 2 October 1951) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas in two spells between 1996 to 2020. He also held several ministerial portfolios. Biography Born in Ashkelon, Cohen served on th ...

, former minister, from

Shas Shas ( he, ש״ס) is a Haredi religious political party in Israel. Founded in 1984 under the leadership of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, a former Israeli Sephardi chief rabbi, who remained its spiritual leader until his death in October 2013, it primarily ...

party * Yigal Cohen-Orgad, former minister * Ruth Colian, founder and head of the U'Bizchutan party

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* Nissim Dahan, former health minister * Moshe Dayan, former chief of staff, defense and foreign minister * Yael Dayan, former

member, active feminist, deputy mayor of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

* Aryeh Deri, former minister, leader of

party *

Ben-Zion Dinur Ben-Zion Dinur ( he, בן ציון דינור) (January 1884 – 8 July 1973) was a Zionist activist, educator, historian and Israeli politician. Biography Ben-Zion Dinaburg (later Dinur) was born in Khorol in the Russian Empire (now Polta ...

, former minister of education, professor * Sara Doron, former minister without portfolio * Aryeh Leib Dulchin, former minister, former chairman of

Jewish Agency The Jewish Agency for Israel ( he, הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל, translit=HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) formerly known as The Jewish Agency for Palestine, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. ...

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Abba Eban Abba Solomon Meir Eban (; he, אבא אבן ; born Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban; 2 February 1915 – 17 November 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician, and a scholar of the Arabic and Hebrew languages. During his career, he served as For ...

(1915–2002), diplomat and Foreign Minister of Israel 1966–1974 * Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, former minister of immigrant absorption *

Rafael Edri Rafael Edri ( he, רפאל אדרי, born 10 September 1937) is an Israeli former politician who served as Minister of the Environment and Minister without Portfolio between 1988 and 1990. Early life Born in Casablanca in Morocco, Edri made ali ...

, former minister * Simha Ehrlich, former finance minister *

Effi Eitam Efraim "Effi" (Fine) Eitam ( he, אפרים "אפי" איתם, born 25 July 1952) is an Israeli brigadier general, former commander of the 91st Division, and a politician. A former leader of the National Religious Party, he later led a breakaway ...

, Israeli general, leader of the Renewed Religious National Zionist party, former minister *

Michael Eitan Michael Eitan ( he, מיכאל איתן; born 6 March 1944) is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Likud from 1984 until 2013, he also served as Minister of Science & Technology between July 1997 and July 1998 and Minister of Im ...

, former minister of Science and Technology * Rafael Eitan (1929–2004), former Chief of Staff, former minister * Binyamin Elon, former minister, leader of

Moledet Moledet ( he, מולדת, ''Homeland'') was a minor right-wing political party in Israel. History Moledet was established by Rehavam Ze'evi in 1988. It won two seats in the Knesset elections later that year, taken by Ze'evi and Yair Sprinzak ...

party * Tamar Eshel, Israeli representative in several UN organizations, member of Knesset *

Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol ( he, לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל ;‎ 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969), born Levi Yitzhak Shkolnik ( he, לוי יצחק שקולניק, links=no), was an Israeli statesman who served as the third Prime Minister of Israe ...

, former

1963–1969 * Gideon Ezra, former minister

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Moshe Feiglin Moshe Zalman Feiglin ( he, מֹשֶׁה זַלְמָן פֶייגְּלִין, born 31 July 1962) is an Israeli politician and activist, and the leader of libertarian Zionist party Zehut. A member of Likud, he headed the Manhigut Yehudit (''Jew ...

, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset * Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, MK 8th Knesset 1977-81

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* Yisrael Galili (1911–1986), former minister *

Gila Gamliel Gila Gamliel (; born 24 February 1974) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Ministry of Intelligence (Israel), Minister of Intelligence and as a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Pensioner Affairs Mi ...

, minister of senior citizens * Inbal Gavriely, youngest person elected to Knesset * Yaakov Geri, former Minister of Industry and Commerce *

Yael German Yael German ( he, יעל גרמן, born 4 August 1947) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and the Blue and White alliance between 2013 and 2020. She was Minister of Health between 2013 and ...

, MK *

Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin (; 12 August 1902 – 26 June 1980) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Tourism Minister of Israel, Minister of Tourism. Biography Born in ...

, former minister of Tourism * Tamar Gozansky, former member of Knesset for communist party *

Yitzhak Gruenbaum Yitzhak Gruenbaum ( pl, Izaak Grünbaum, Hebrew and Yiddish: ; 1879–1970) was a noted leader of the Zionist movement among Polish Jewry in the interwar period and of the Yishuv in Mandatory Palestine. Gruenbaum was the first Interior Minister o ...

, first Minister of Interior *

Haika Grossman Haika Grossman ( he, חייקה גרוסמן, 20 November 1919 – 26 May 1996) was an Israeli politician and member of Knesset. In her youth, she was a Zionist leader in Europe, a partisan, and a participant in the ghetto uprisings in occupied ...

, member of Knesset, first woman to head of a regional council *

Pesach Grupper Pesah Grupper (; 21 August 1924 – 29 April 2013) was an Israeli politician who served as Minister of Agriculture between October 1983 and September 1984. Biography Grupper was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era. He served as head of ...

, former Minister of Agriculture * Mordechai Gur, former Chief of Staff, former minister *

Haim Gvati The name ''Haim'' can be a first name or surname originating in the Hebrew language, or deriving from the Old German name ''Haimo''. Hebrew etymology Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Haim ...

, former minister

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* Zevulun Hammer, former minister, leader of National Religious Party *

Tzachi Hanegbi Tzachi Hanegbi ( he, צַחִי הַנֶּגְבִּי, born 26 February 1957) is an Israeli politician and national security expert. A member of Likud, Hanegbi previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Re ...

, member of government. Son of

Michael Harish Michael Harish ( he, מיכאל חריש, born 28 November 1936) is a former Israeli politician who served as Minister of Industry and Trade between 1992 and 1996. Since 23 January 2011, he has served as the temporary chairman of the Labor Party ...

. former minister of industry and commerce * Gideon Hausner, former justice minister, attorney at the Eichmann trial * Yaakov Michael Hazani, former minister *

Chaim Herzog Major-General Chaim Herzog ( he, חיים הרצוג; 17 September 1918 – 17 April 1997) was an Irish-born Israeli politician, general, lawyer and author who served as the sixth President of Israel between 1983 and 1993. Born in Belfast and ...

, former general and diplomat, sixth President of Israel, born Vivian Herzog in Belfast, UK *

Isaac Herzog Isaac "Bougie" Herzog ( he, יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג, Yitskhak "Buzhi" Hertsog; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving as the 11th president of Israel since 2021. He is the first president to be born in ...

, member of government, son of President

* Shlomo Hillel, former minister, former Speaker of

Tzipi Hotovely Tzipi Hotovely ( he, צִיפִּי חוֹטוֹבֵלִי, born 2 December 1978) is an Israeli diplomat and former politician who serves as the current Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom. She served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affair ...

, viceminister of foreign affairs *

Yigal Hurvitz Yigal Hurvitz ( he, יִגָּאֵל הורביץ; 15 October 1918 – 10 January 1994) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister in the late 1970s and 1980s. Biography Hurvitz was born in Nahlat Yehuda (today part of Rishon ...

, former finance minister * Abba Hushi (1898–1969), politician and mayor of

1951–1969

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* Beba Idelson, leader of the Pioneer Women movement. Member of

* Feige Ilanit, member of first Knesset, mother of

Uri Ilan Uri Ilan ( he, אורי אילן, 17 February 1935 – 13 January 1955) was an Israeli soldier who committed suicide in a Syrian prison, after being captured in a covert operation on the Golan Heights. He became a symbol of courage and patriot ...

Dalia Itzik Dalia Itzik ( he, דליה איציק ''Dalya Itsik''; born 20 October 1952) is a former Israeli politician who last served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. She has previously served in several ministerial positions, and on 4 May 2006 beca ...

, member of the government

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Avigdor Kahalani Tat Aluf (Brigadier General) Avigdor Kahalani ( he, אביגדור קהלני, born 16 June 1944) is a former Israeli soldier and politician. Early life Avigdor Kahalani was born in Ness Ziona during the Mandate era. His parents, Moshe and Sa ...

, former minister of internal security 1996–1999, general *

Meir Kahane Meir David HaKohen Kahane (; he, רבי מאיר דוד הכהן כהנא ; born Martin David Kahane; August 1, 1932 – November 5, 1990) was an American-born Israeli ordained Orthodox rabbi, writer, and ultra-nationalist politician who serv ...

, founder of the Kach party (subsequently banned) (assassinated) *

Moshe Kahlon Moshe Kahlon ( he, מֹשֶׁה כַּחְלוֹן, born 19 November 1960) is a retired Israeli politician. Between 2003 and 2013 he served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, and as Minister of Communications and Minister of Welfare & Social ...

, minister of finance, leader of Kulanu *

Eliezer Kaplan Eliezer Kaplan ( he, אליעזר קפלן; be, Эліэзер Каплан; ) was a Zionist activist, Israeli politician, one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence and the country's first Minister of Finance and Deputy ...

, first finance minister *

Moshe Katsav Moshe Katsav ( he, מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabine ...

(b. 1945), former President of Israel (2000–2007) * Yisrael Katz, former minister of labour (1974–1977) * Yisrael Katz, minister of agriculture since 2003, of

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sha ...

party * Berl Katznelson * Avraham Katz-Oz, former minister of agriculture * Yisrael Kessar, former Histadrut leader, minister of transportation * Michael Kleiner, leader of Herut *

Moshe Kol Moshe Kol ( he, משה קול, born Moshe Kolodny on 28 May 1911, died 7 July 1989) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Israeli declaration of independence. Biography Moshe Kolodny (later Kol) was born ...

, former minister * Haim Korfo, former minister

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* Haim Landau, former minister *

Uzi Landau Uzi Landau ( he, עוזי לנדאו, born 2 August 1943) is an Israeli politician and systems analyst. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1984 and 2006, and for Yisrael Beiteinu between 2009 and 2015. He also held several mi ...

, former minister. Son of Haim Landau * Tommy Lapid, former minister of justice (2003–2004) and leader of

Shinui Shinui ( he, שִׁינּוּי, lit. ''Change'') was a Zionist, secular, and anti-clerical free market liberal party and political movement in Israel. The party twice became the third-largest in the Knesset, but both occasions were followed by a ...

party,

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; ...

survivor * Yair Lapid, former minister of finance, leader of Yesh Atid, son of Tommy Lapid * Zipora Laskov, founder of public medicine in Israel, elected to third Knesset * Aliza Lavie, MK * Pinhas Lavon, former defense minister * Shalom Levin, former Sec. Gen and President of Israel Teachers union and former Knesset member * Yitzhak-Meir Levin, former welfare minister * David Levy (Israeli politician), David Levy, former foreign minister * Yitzhak Levy, former minister, leader of Renewed Religious National Zionist party * Amnon Linn politician and former Knesset member. * Zita Linker, founder of liberal party, member of Knesset * David Libai, former justice minister * Avigdor Lieberman, former minister * Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, former Chief of Staff, former tourism minister * Limor Livnat, member of Knesset, former minister * Tzipi Livni, Foreign Minister, First Vice Prime Minister (Acting Prime Minister). Daughter of Eitan Livni * Kadish Luz, former minister, former Speaker of

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* David Magen, former minister * Ada Maimon, former member of

, pioneer of women's rights, sister of Yehuda Leib Maimon * Yehuda Leib Maimon, first minister of religious affairs * Anat Maor, former MK for Meretz 1992–2003 * Yehoshua Matza, former health minister, today Bonds president * Golda Meir (1898–1978),

1969–1974 * Michael Melchior, former minister, Chief Rabbi of Denmark and Norway * Dan Meridor, former finance and justice minister * Yaakov Meridor, former minister * Roni Milo, former minister, mayor of

1993–1998 * Binyamin Mintz, former minister of communications * Yitzhak Modai (1926–1998), former finance minister * Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Transport, former Chief of Staff, defense minister * Shlomo Molla, MK for Kadima and Hatnuah * Yitzhak Mordechai, former general, defense minister, leader of Center party

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* Peretz Naftali, former minister * Mordechai Namir, former labour minister, Histadrut leader and mayor of

* Ora Namir, former minister, widow of Mordechai Namir * Yehudit Naot (1944–2004), professor, former environment minister * Dan Naveh, Israeli minister, former Cabinet Secretary * Yitzhak Navon, Fifth President of Israel, former minister * Yaakov Neeman, former finance and justice minister * Yuval Ne'eman, scientist, former minister * Arie Nehemkin, former agriculture minister * Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949), current Likud Party leader, former minister of finance and

1996–1999 * Moshe Nissim, former finance and justice minister * Orit Noked, former deputy minister, MK. * Mordechai Norok, former communications minister

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* Ayman Odeh, MK, head of Hadash/Jabha as of 2015, Hadash representative to Haifa City Council 1998–2005 * Avraham Ofer, former construction and housing minister * Amir Ohana, first openly gay right-wing member of the Knesset * Asher Ohana, former minister of religious affairs * Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister, May 2006–2009 * Zevulun Orlev, former minister of welfare, leader of the National Religious Party * Haim Oron, former minister of agriculture and rural development

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* Yosef Paritzky, former minister of infrastructure, Member of

* Gideon Pat, former minister, former President of Israel Bonds * Nathan Peled, former Immigrant Absorption minister * Shimon Peres (1923–2016), Second Vice Prime Minister, May 2006–, former defense and foreign minister,

in 1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996;

1994 * Amir Peretz (b. 1952), Defense Minister May 2006–, Histadrut leader 1995–2005, leader of the Am Ehad party from 1997, which later merged into the Labour party (Avoda), elected to lead Avoda in November 2005 * Yitzhak Haim Peretz, Rabbi, former minister, leader of

* Shoshana Persitz, first female MK at the head of a permanent committee * Ophir Pines-Paz, former Israeli minister * Rafael Pinhasi, former minister, member of

party * Alon Pinkas, former Consul General of Israel in the United States * David-Zvi Pinkas, former minister of transportation * Avraham Poraz, former Interior minister

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* Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995), former chief of staff, Israeli Prime Minister 1974–1977, 1992–1995; assassinated * Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, former deputy minister. Daughter of Yitzhak Rabin * Yehoshua Rabinovich, former finance minister and mayor of

* Yitzhak Rafael, former minister, son-in-law of Yehuda Leib Maimon * Haim Ramon, former Histadrut leader, minister * Yoel Razvozov, MK for Yesh Atid * Miri Regev, minister of sport and culture * David Remez, former minister of transportation * Elimelech Shimon Rimalt, former communications minister * Reuven Rivlin, former communications minister 2001–2003, Speaker of

* Yisrael Rokach, former interior minister and mayor of

* Pinchas Rosen, first justice minister * Shlomo Rosen, minister of immigrant absorption * Pnina Rosenblum, cosmetics queen and former MP. * Amnon Rubinstein, former minister, now dean in Law school * Elyakim Rubinstein, former state attorney general, now supreme court judge

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* Gideon Sa'ar, Knesset member, former Cabinet Secretary * Eliezer Sandberg, former minister * Tova Sanhedrai, former member of Knesset, first religious woman elected * Pinchas Sapir, former finance minister * Yosef Sapir, former minister * Yossi Sarid, former education minister and Knesset Member for Meretz–Yachad * Eliahu Sasson, former minister * Ze'ev Scherf, former minister * Gonen Segev, former minister of infrastructure * Yosef Serlin, former minister * Stav Shaffir, youngest female MK in Israeli history * Moshe Shahal, former minister * Ayelet Shaked, minister of justice * Avner Hai Shaki, former minister * Ilan Shalgi, former minister from

* Silvan Shalom, former Israeli minister of finance and foreign affairs * Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915), former head of Lehi (group), Lehi,

1983–1984, 1986–1992 * Moshe-Haim Shapira, former minister * Yaakov Shimshon Shapira, former minister * Yosef Yisrael Shapira, former minister without portfolio from the National Religious Party * Natan Sharansky former Soviet Refusenik (Soviet Union), refusenik, head of the Yisrael B'Aliyah party, former minister. * Moshe Sharett (1894–1965),

1953–1955 * Avraham Sharir, former justice minister * Ariel Sharon (b. 1928), former Prime Minister (2002–2006), general, defense minister * Zalman Shazar, third President of Israel, former Education minister * Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit, former police minister * Meir Sheetrit, MK, former Israeli minister, first elected to Knesset in 1981 * Shimon Shetreet, former minister * Victor Shem-Tov, former health minister, Secretary General of Mapam 1979–1985 * Avraham Shohat, former finance minister, son-in-law of

* Eliezer Shostak, former health minister * Shalom Simhon, former Israeli minister * Efraim Sneh, former minister, general. Son of Moshe Sneh * Moshe Sneh (1909–1972), Israeli politician, leader of Hagana * Eliahu Suissa, former minister, member of

party

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* Yitzhak Tabenkin, former leader of the Kibbutz movement, namesake of Yad Tabenkin in Ramat Efal outside of Tel Aviv * Shmuel Tamir, former justice minister. Son of Bat-Sheva Katznelson * Yuli Tamir, former immigrant absorption minister 1999–2001 * Salah Tarif, former minister, first druze in the government * Ahmad Tibi, MK * Moshe Yaakov Toledano, former religious affairs minister, chief rabbi of

* Yair Tzaban, former minister of immigrant absorption 1992–1996, aid to Moshe Sneh * Aharon Tzizling, former minister * Yaakov Tzur, former minister

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* Aharon Uzan, former minister * Uzi Eilam, ex-director of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission

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* Matan Vilnai, former minister, general

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* Zerah Warhaftig, former minister, leader of National Religious Party * Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952), leading Zionist and scientist, first President of Israel 1949–1952 * Ezer Weizman, seventh President of Israel, former minister, Air Force commander

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* Gad Yaacobi, former minister, ambassador to the United Nations * Aharon Yadlin, former minister * Shaul Yahalom, former transportation minister * Aharon Yariv, former minister, general * Eli Yishai, MK, former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the

party * Yisrael Yeshayahu, former minister, former Speaker of

* Dov Yosef, former minister * Giora Yoseftal, also known as Giora Josephthal, former minister, husband of Senta Josephtal * Senetta Yoseftal, also known as Senta Yoseftal and Senta Josephthal former political activist and member of

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* Haim Joseph Zadok, former minister of justice, trade and industry * Rehavam Ze'evi, former general, tourism minister and founder of

(assassinated in October 2001) * Mordechai Zipori, former general, minister, member of

* Haneen Zoabi, MK representing the Balad (political party), Balad party

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