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List of Israeli politicians

List of Israeli politicians:


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A

  • Aaron Abuhatzera , former minister. head of the Mafdal party
  • Yosef Almogi , former minister and mayor of Haifa
  • Yigal Alon , former general, government minister
  • Shulamit Aloni , founder of Human Rights party, former minister in 1974, 1992-1996
  • Meir Amit , former general, minister, head of Mossad
  • Yehuda Amital , Rabbi, former minister without portfolio, leader of Meimad
  • Shaul Amor , former minister, candidate for presidency
  • Zalman Aran , former minister
  • Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino , former health minister
  • Moshe Arens, former minister of defense, former ambassador to the US
  • Yoram Aridor , former minister
  • Colette Avital, Israeli diplomat, member of Knesset since 1999.
  • Shmuel Avital , former minister
  • Ruhama Avraham , MK since 2003.

B

  • 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
  • Chaim Bar-Lev, former Chief of Staff, minister, ambassador to Russia
  • Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (1895-1965), former minister, divorced from Beba Idelson
  • Yisrael Barzilai , former minister
  • Binyamin Ze'ev Begin , former minister, son of Prime Minister Menachem Begin
  • Menachem Begin (1913-1992), former head of Irgun, Prime Minister 1977-1983, Nobel Peace Prize 1978
  • Yossi Beilin, former Labor party minister, leader of Yachad party
  • Yitzhak Ben-Aaron (b. 1906), former minister, former Histadrut leader
  • Shlomo Ben-Ami, former foreign affairs minister, ambassador, Proffessor
  • Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, former defense minister
  • David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973), founder of Israel, first Prime Minister of Israel 1948-1953
  • Shlomo Benizri , former minister
  • Mordechai Bentuv , first minister of construction and housing
  • Mordechai Ben-Porat , former minister without portfolio
  • Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, second President of Israel
  • Yitzhak Berman , former minister, former Speaker of Knesset
  • Peretz Bernstein , former minister
  • Azmi Bishara , Arab-Israeli MP & head of Balad party
  • Victor Breilovsky , was minister of science and technology for 4 days.
  • Yosef Burg , Rabbi, former minister, leader of the Mafdal party

C

  • Moshe Carmel, former party leader and army commander, former Transportation minister
  • Chaim Cohen . former Attorney General, former justice minister, former Supreme Court justice, former State Attorney
  • Geula Cohen , fomer deputy minister, founder of Tehyia party
  • Raanan Cohen , former minister of labour
  • Rachel Cohen , chairman of WIZO, signed decleration of independence, MK
  • Ran Cohen, Knesset member of Yachad, former minister of industry and commerce
  • Yitzhak Cohen , former minister, from Shas party
  • Yigal Cohen-Orgad , former minister

D

  • Nissim Dahan , former health minister
  • Moshe Dayan, former chief of staff, defense and foreign minister
  • Yael Dayan, former Knesset member, active feminist, deputy mayor of Tel-Aviv
  • Arieh Deri , former minister, leader of Shas party
  • Ben Zion Dinur , former minister of education, proffessor
  • Sara Doron , former minister without portfolio
  • Arieh Leib Dulchin , former minister, former chairman of Jewish Agency

E

  • Abba Eban (1915-2002), diplomat and foreign minister of Israel 1966-1974
  • Yuli Edelstein , former minister of immigrant absorption
  • Rafael Edri , former minister
  • Simha Ehrlich , former finance minister
  • Efi Eitam, Israeli general, leader of Mafdal, former minister
  • Michael Eitan , former minister of Science and Technology
  • Rafael Eitan(1929-2004), former Chief of Staff, former minister
  • Binyamin Elon, former minister, leader of Moledet party
  • Tamar Eshel , Israeli representative in several UN organizations, member of Knesset
  • Levi Eshkol, former Prime Minister of Israel 1963-1969
  • Gideon Ezra , Israeli minister

G

  • Yisrael Galili (1911-1986), former minister
  • Inbal Gavrieli , youngest person elected to Knesset
  • Yaakov Geri , former minister of industry and commerce
  • Akiva Govrin , former minister of Tourism
  • Tamar Gozhanski , former member of Knesset for communist party
  • Yitzhak Greenbaum , first minister of Interior
  • Haika Grossman , member of Knesset, first woman as head of a regional council, partisan
  • Pesach Gruper , former minister of agriculture
  • Mordechai Gur , former Chief of Staff, former minister
  • Chaim Gvati , former minister


H

  • Zevulon Hammer , fomer minister, leader of Mafdal party
  • Tzachi Hanegbi , member of government. Son of Geula Cohen
  • Michael Harish . former minister of industry amd commerce
  • Zena Harman , chairman of UNICEF, member of Knesset, gave UNICEF's nobel lecture
  • Gideon Hausner, former justice minister, attorney at the Eichmann trial
  • Yaakov Michael Hazani , former minister
  • Chaim Herzog, former general and diplomat, sixth President of Israel
  • Yitzhak Herzog , member of government, son of President Chaim Herzog
  • Shlomo Hillel , fomer minister, former Speaker of Knesset
  • Yigal Hurvitz , former finance minister
  • Abba Hushi (1898-1969), politician and mayor of Haifa 1951-1969.

I

  • Beba Idelson , leader of the Pioneer Women movement. Member of Knesset
  • Feige Ilanit , member of first Knesset, mother of Uri Ilan
  • Dalia Itzik , member of the government.

J

K

  • Avigdor Kahalani , former minister of internal security 1996-1999, general
  • Meir Kahana , founder of Kach party (subsequently banned) (assassinated)
  • Eliezer Kaplan , first finance minister
  • Moshe Katsav (b. 1945), current President of Israel
  • Yisrael Katz , fomer minister of labour (1974-1977)
  • Yisrael Katz , minister of agriculture since 2003, of Likud party
  • Yisrael Katz-Oz , former minister of agriculture
  • Yisrael Kessar , former Histadrut leader, minister of transportation
  • Moshe Kol , former minister
  • Chaim Korfo , former minister

L

  • Chaim Landau , former minister
  • Uzi Landau , former minister. Son of Chaim Landau
  • Tommy Lapid, former minister of Justice (2003-2004) and leader of Shinui party, Holocaust survivor
  • Zipora Laskov , foundeer of public medicine in Israel, elected to third Knesset
  • Pinchas Lavon , former defense minister
  • Yitzhak Meir Levin , former welfare minister
  • David Levy, former foreign minister
  • Yitzhak Levy , former minister, leader of Mafdal 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 Israeli government
  • Tzipi Livni , member of government. Daughter of Eitan Livni
  • Kadish Luz , former minister, former Speaker of Knesset

M

  • David Magen , former minister
  • Ada (Fishman) Maimon , member of Knesset, pioneer of women's rights, sister of Yehuda Leib Maimon
  • Yehuda Leib Maimon , first minister of religious affairs
  • Anat Maor , MK for Meretz 1992-2003
  • Yehoshua Matza , former health minister, today Bonds president
  • Golda Meir (1898-1978), Prime Minister of Israel 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 Tel-Aviv 1993-1998
  • Binyamin Mintz , minister of communications
  • Yitzhak Modai (1926-1998), former finance minister
  • Shaul Mofaz, former Chief of Staff, defense minister
  • Yitzhak Mordechai , former general, defense minister, leader of Center party

N

  • Peretz Naftali , former minister
  • Mordechai Namir , former labour minister, Histadrut leader and mayor of Tel-Aviv
  • 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 Ne'eman , former finance and justice minister
  • Yuval Ne'eman , scientist, former minister
  • Arie Nehemkin , former agriculture minister
  • Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949), minister of finance and Prime Minister of Israel 1996-1999
  • Moshe Nissim , former finance and justice minister
  • Orit Noked , deputy minister, MK since 2002
  • Mordechai Norok , former communications minister

O

  • Avraham Ofer , former construction and housing minister
  • Asher Ohana , former minister of religious affairs
  • Ehud Olmert, Member of Israeli government, former Mayor of Jerusalem 1993-2003
  • Zevulun Orlev, former minister of welfare, Knesset member of Mafdal
  • Chaim Oron , former minister of agriculture and rural development

P

  • Yosef Yitzhak Paritzky , former minister of infrastructure. Member of Shinui
  • Gideon Pat , former minister, former President of Israel Bonds
  • Nathan Peled , former Immigrant Absorption minister
  • Shimon Peres (b. 1923), former defense and foreign minister, Prime Minister of Israel in 1977, 1984-1986, 1995-1996; Nobel Peace Prize 1994
  • Amir Peretz (b. 1952), head of the Histadrut from 1995, leader of the Am Ehad party from 1997 which was later integrated into the Labour party (Avoda)
  • Yitzhak Chaim Peretz , Rabbi, former minister, leader of Shas
  • Shoshana Persitz , first female MK at the head of a permenant commitee
  • Ophir Pines-Paz, Israeli minister
  • Rafael Pinhasi , former minister, member of Shas party
  • David Zvi Pinkas , former minister of transportation
  • Avraham Poraz , former Interior minister

R

  • 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 Tel-Aviv
  • Yitzhak Rafael , former minister, son-in-law of Yehuda Leib Maimon
  • Chaim Ramon , former Histadrut leader, minister
  • David Remez , former minister of transportation
  • Elimelech Shimon Rimalt , former communications minister
  • Reuven Rivlin , former communications minister 2001-2003, Speaker of Knesset
  • Yisrael Rokach , former interior minister and mayor of Tel-Aviv
  • Pinchas Rosen , first justice minister
  • Shlomo Rosen , minister of immigrant absorption
  • Amnon Rubinstein, former minister, now dean in Law school
  • Elyakim Rubinstein, former state attorney general, now supreme court judge

S

  • Gideon Sa'ar, Knesset member, former Cabinet Secretary
  • Eliezer Sandberg , former minister
  • Tova Sanhedrai , member of Knesset, first religious woman elected
  • Pinchas Sapir , former finance minister
  • Yosef Sapir , former minister
  • Yossi Sarid, former education minister, Knesset member of Yachad
  • Eliahu Sasson , former minister
  • Ze'ev Scherf , former minister
  • Gonen Segev , former minister of infrastructure
  • Yosef Serlin , former minister
  • Moshe Shahal , former minister
  • Avner Hai Shaki , former minister
  • Ilan Shalgi , former minister from Shinui
  • Silvan Shalom, Israeli minister of finance and foreign affairs
  • Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915), former head of Lehi, Prime Minister of Israel 1983-1984, 1987-1992
  • Moshe Chaim Shapira , former minister
  • Yaakov Shimshon Shapira , former minister
  • Yosef Yisrael Shapira , former minister without portfolio from Mafdal
  • Natan Sharansky former Russian refusenik, head of the Yisrael B'Aliyah party, now a minister.
  • Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), former Prime Minister of Israel
  • Avraham Sharir , former justice minister
  • Ariel Sharon (b. 1928), Israeli general, minister and current Prime Minister
  • Zalman Shazar, third President of Israel, former Education minister
  • Behor Shalom Sheetrit , former minister
  • Meir Sheetrit , Israeli minister
  • Shimon Sheetrit , former minister
  • Victor Shem-Tov , former health minister
  • Avraham Shohat , former finance minister, son-in-law of Levi Eshkol
  • Eliezer Shostak , former health minister
  • Shalom Simhon , 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 Shas party

T

  • 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
  • Moshe Yaakov Toledano , former religous affairs minister, chief rabbi of Tel-Aviv
  • Yair Tzaban , former minister of immigran absorption 1992-1996, aid to Moshe Sneh
  • Aaron Tzizling , former minister
  • Yaakov Tzur , former minister

U

  • Aaron Uzan , former minister

V

  • Matan Vilnai , former minister, general

W

Y

  • Gad Yaakobi , former minister, ambassador to the United Nations
  • Eli Yishai, former minister of interior, leader of the Shas party
  • Aaron Yadlin , former minister
  • Shaul Yahalom , former transportation minister
  • Aaron Yariv , former minister, general
  • Yisrael Yishayahu , former minister, former Speaker of Knesset
  • Eli Yishai, former minister, leader of the Shas party
  • Dov Yosef , former minister
  • Chaim Yosef Zadok , former justice and industry minister

Z

  • Rehavam Zeevi, former general, minister and founder of Moledet (assassinated)
  • Mordechai Zipori , former genearl, minister, member of Irgun

See also

Last updated: 06-02-2005 09:37:45
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