<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mapai / Alignment / Labor </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kadima </Td> </Tr> <P> A total of twelve people have served as Prime Minister of Israel, five of whom have served on two non-consecutive occasions . Additionally, one person, Yigal Allon, has served solely as an Interim Prime Minister . The other two who have served as Interim Prime Minister have gone on to become the Prime Minister . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Political Party </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term of Office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Elected (Knesset) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Composition </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 </Td> <Td> David Ben - Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן - גּוּרִיּוֹן ‎ (1886--1973) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mapai </Td> <Td> 14 May 1948 </Td> <Td> 10 March 1949 </Td> <Td_colspan="2">--</Td> <Td> Prov . </Td> <Td> Mapai Mapam HHaM New Aliyah S&O Mizrachi Gen. Zionists Aguda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 March 1949 </Td> <Td> 1 November 1950 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1949 (1st) </Td> <Td> 1st </Td> <Td> Mapai URF Progressives S&O DLN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1 November 1950 </Td> <Td> 8 October 1951 </Td> <Td> 2nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 October 1951 </Td> <Td> 24 December 1952 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1951 (2nd) </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> Mapai Mizrachi HHaM - Aguda - PAY DLIA - P&W - A&D </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 December 1952 </Td> <Td> 26 January 1954 </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> <Td> Mapai Gen. Zionists Progressive Mizrachi HHaM DLIA - P&W - A&D </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 </Td> <Td> Moshe Sharett משֶׁה שָרֵת ‎ (1894--1965) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mapai </Td> <Td> 26 January 1954 </Td> <Td> 29 June 1955 </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 June 1955 </Td> <Td> 3 November 1955 </Td> <Td> 6th </Td> <Td> Mapai Mizrachi HHaM DLIA - P&W - A&D </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (1) </Td> <Td> David Ben - Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן - גּוּרִיּוֹן ‎ (1886--1973) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mapai </Td> <Td> 3 November 1955 </Td> <Td> 7 January 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1955 (3rd) </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> <Td> Mapai NRP Mapam AHaA Progressives DLIA - P&W - A&D P&D - C&B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 January 1958 </Td> <Td> 17 December 1959 </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 December 1959 </Td> <Td> 2 November 1961 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1959 (4th) </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2 November 1961 </Td> <Td> 26 June 1963 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1961 (5th) </Td> <Td> 10th </Td> <Td> Mapai NRP AHaA PAY P&D - C&B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 </Td> <Td> Levi Eshkol לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל ‎ (1895--1969) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mapai </Td> <Td> 26 June 1963 </Td> <Td> 22 December 1964 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 December 1964 </Td> <Td> 12 January 1966 </Td> <Td> 12th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alignment Mapai / Labor </Td> <Td> 12 January 1966 </Td> <Td> 26 February 1969 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1965 (6th) </Td> <Td> 13th </Td> <Td> Alignment NRP Mapam Indep. Liberals PAY P&D - C&B Gahal Rafi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Yigal Allon (acting) יִגְאָל אַלּוֹן ‎ (1918--1980) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alignment Labor </Td> <Td> 26 February 1969 </Td> <Td> 17 March 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 </Td> <Td> Golda Meir גּוֹלְדָּה מֵאִיר ‎ (1898--1978) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alignment Labor </Td> <Td> 17 March 1969 </Td> <Td> 15 December 1969 </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 December 1969 </Td> <Td> 10 March 1974 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1969 (7th) </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> Alignment Gahal NRP Indep. Liberals P&D - C&B </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 March 1974 </Td> <Td> 3 June 1974 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1973 (8th) </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> <Td> Alignment NRP Indep. Liberals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Yitzhak Rabin יִצְחָק רַבִּין ‎ (1922--1995) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alignment Labor </Td> <Td> 3 June 1974 </Td> <Td> 20 June 1977 </Td> <Td> 17th </Td> <Td> Alignment Indep. Liberals Ratz NRP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Menachem Begin מְנַחֵם בֵּגִין ‎ (1913--1992) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> 20 June 1977 </Td> <Td> 5 August 1981 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1977 (9th) </Td> <Td> 18th </Td> <Td> Likud NRP Aguda Dash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 August 1981 </Td> <Td> 10 October 1983 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1981 (10th) </Td> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> Likud NRP Aguda Tami Telem / MRSZ Tehiya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Yitzhak Shamir יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר ‎ (1915--2012) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> 10 October 1983 </Td> <Td> 13 September 1984 </Td> <Td> 20th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Shimon Peres שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס ‎ (1923--2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alignment Labor </Td> <Td> 13 September 1984 </Td> <Td> 20 October 1986 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1984 (11th) </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> Alignment Likud NRP Aguda Shas Morasha Shinui Ometz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (7) </Td> <Td> Yitzhak Shamir יִצְחָק שָׁמִיר ‎ (1915--2012) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> 20 October 1986 </Td> <Td> 22 December 1988 </Td> <Td> 22nd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 December 1988 </Td> <Td> 11 June 1990 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1988 (12th) </Td> <Td> 23rd </Td> <Td> Likud Alignment NRP Shas Aguda Degel HaTorah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 June 1990 </Td> <Td> 13 July 1992 </Td> <Td> 24th </Td> <Td> Likud NRP Shas Aguda Degel HaTorah New Liberal Tehiya Tzomet Moledet UPI Geula </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (5) </Td> <Td> Yitzhak Rabin יִצְחָק רַבִּין ‎ (1922--1995) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Labor </Td> <Td> 13 July 1992 </Td> <Td> 4 November 1995 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 1992 (13th) </Td> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> Labor Meretz Shas Yiud </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (8) </Td> <Td> Shimon Peres שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס ‎ (1923--2016) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Labor </Td> <Td> (acting, 4 Nov. 1995) 22 November 1995 </Td> <Td> 18 June 1996 </Td> <Td> 26th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ ‎ (1949--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> 18 June 1996 </Td> <Td> 6 July 1999 </Td> <Td> 1996 </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> 27th </Td> <Td> Likud - Gesher - Tzomet Shas NRP BaAliyah UTJ Third Way </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Ehud Barak אֵהוּד בָּרָק ‎ (1942--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> One Israel Labor </Td> <Td> 6 July 1999 </Td> <Td> 7 March 2001 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> 28th </Td> <Td> One Israel Shas Meretz BaAliyah Centre NRP UTJ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Ariel Sharon אֲרִיאֵל שָׁרוֹן ‎ (1928--2014) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> 7 March 2001 </Td> <Td> 28 February 2003 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> Likud Labor - Meimad Shas Centre NRP UTJ BaAliyah NU - Beiteinu New Way Gesher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 February 2003 </Td> <Td> 21 November 2005 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2003 (16th) </Td> <Td> 30th </Td> <Td> Likud Shinui NU NRP Labor - Meimad Aguda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kadima </Td> <Td> 21 November 2005 </Td> <Td> (4 Jan. 2006) 14 April 2006 </Td> <Td> Kadima Likud Agudat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Ehud Olmert אֵהוּד אוֹלְמֶרט ‎ (1945--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kadima </Td> <Td> (acting, 4 Jan. 2006) 14 April 2006 </Td> <Td> 4 May 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 4 May 2006 </Td> <Td> 31 March 2009 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2006 (17th) </Td> <Td> 31st </Td> <Td> Kadima Labor Shas Gil Beiteinu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (9) </Td> <Td> Benjamin Netanyahu בִּנְיָמִין נְתַנְיָהוּ ‎ (1949--) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Likud </Td> <Td> 31 March 2009 </Td> <Td> 18 March 2013 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2009 (18th) </Td> <Td> 32nd </Td> <Td> Likud Beiteinu Shas Labor / Indep . Jewish Home UTJ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 March 2013 </Td> <Td> 6 May 2015 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2013 (19th) </Td> <Td> 33rd </Td> <Td> Likud Yesh Atid The Jewish Home Yisrael Beiteinu Hatnuah </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 May 2015 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 2015 (20th) </Td> <Td> 34th </Td> <Td> Likud Kulanu The Jewish Home Shas UTJ Yisrael Beiteinu </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Name (Birth--Death) </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Political Party </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Term of Office </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Elected (Knesset) </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Government </Th> </Tr>

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