<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> David Ben - Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן - גּוּרִיּוֹן </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 1st Prime Minister of Israel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 3 November 1955--26 June 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Yitzhak Ben - Zvi Zalman Shazar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Moshe Sharett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Levi Eshkol </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 17 May 1948--26 January 1954 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President </Th> <Td> Chaim Weizmann Yitzhak Ben - Zvi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Deputy </Th> <Td> Eliezer Kaplan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> New office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Moshe Sharett </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chairman of the Provisional State Council of Israel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 14 May 1948--16 May 1948 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> New office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Chaim Weizmann </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Minister of Defense </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 21 February 1955--26 June 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Moshe Sharett Himself </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Pinhas Lavon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Levi Eshkol </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In office 14 May 1948--26 January 1954 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Prime Minister </Th> <Td> Himself </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> New office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Pinhas Lavon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Personal details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> David Grün (1886 - 10 - 16) 16 October 1886 Płońsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 1 December 1973 (1973 - 12 - 01) (aged 87) Ramat Gan, Israel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> Congress Poland Ottoman Empire Mandatory Palestine Israel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political party </Th> <Td> Mapai, Rafi, National List </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Paula Ben - Gurion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Alma mater </Th> <Td> University of Warsaw Istanbul University </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> David Ben - Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן - גּוּרִיּוֹן </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 1st Prime Minister of Israel </Th> </Tr>

The leader of the irgun and israel’s first prime minister was