Deputy leaders of Israel

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Deputy leaders in Israel fall into three categories; Acting Prime Minister, Vice Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. The latter two are honorary rather than official executive positions, but entitle the incumbent to a place in the cabinet. Acting Prime Ministers take the place of the Prime Minister if they are incapacitated.

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[edit] Acting Prime Minister

The Acting Prime Minister (Hebrew: ממלא מקום ראש הממשלה‎, Memaleh Makom Rosh HaMemshela, lit. "Prime Minister's Place Holder"), confusingly sometimes referred to as Vice Prime Minister,[1] (confusing as a different Vice Prime Minister role also exists) is the person designated to take the role of Prime Minister if he or she is incapacitated. The Acting Prime Minister retains the designation "Acting" even when he or she is not exercising the authority of the Prime Minister. Tzipi Livni is the current Acting Prime Minister, and would take power if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, is unable to fulfill his duties.

The position was created in 1984 during the 11th Knesset, with the first person to hold the position, Yitzhak Shamir, taking office on 13 September 1984. The position was created as part of the coalition deal between the Alignment and Likud which allowed Shimon Peres to be Prime Minister for the first two years of the Knesset term, and then swap places with Shamir for the next two. The deal was continued into the 12th Knesset, but collapsed in 1990.

The position was resurrected in 2003, with Ariel Sharon appointing Ehud Olmert to the post. Olmert was called to take over the running of the government following Sharon's stroke in early 2006. After Sharon had been incapacitated for 100 days, Olmert became Interim Prime Minister.

[edit] List of Acting Prime Ministers

Name Party Dates in Office
Yitzhak Shamir Likud 13/9/1984 - 20/10/1986
Shimon Peres Alignment 20/10/1986 - 15/3/1990
Ehud Olmert [1] Kadima 28/2/2003 - 16/4/2006
Tzipi Livni Kadima 4/5/2006 - present
1. ^ Olmert became Interim Prime Minister on 16 April 2006 following Ariel Sharon's incapacitation for 100 days.

[edit] Vice Prime Minister

The post of Vice Prime Minister (Hebrew: משנה ראש הממשלה‎, Mishneh Rosh HaMemshela) is also sometimes referred to as Vice Premier.

The role was created in 2005 when Ariel Sharon added Labour to his coalition and appointed Shimon Peres to the post. Although Peres lost the position when Labour left the government in November 2005, he regained it in May 2006 following his defection to Kadima and the party's victory in the 2006 elections. However, he resigned from the post on the day he won the election for President in June 2007. Haim Ramon was appointed to the post in a cabinet reshuffle in July 2007.

[edit] List of Vice Prime Ministers

Name Party Dates in Office
Shimon Peres Labour 10/1/2005 - 23/11/2005
Shimon Peres Kadima 4/5/2006 - 13/6/2007
Haim Ramon Kadima 4/7/2007 - present

[edit] Deputy Prime Minister

The position of Deputy Prime Minister (Hebrew: סגן ראש הממשלה‎, Segan Rosh HaMemshela) was created in 1963 when Abba Eban was appointed to the post in Levi Eshkol's first government. In 1977 Menachem Begin became the first Prime Minister to have two deputies.

The title was scrapped from 1992-1996 during the term of the 13th Knesset, but was resurrected by Binyamin Netanyahu in 1996 when he appointed four Deputies. In Ehud Olmert's cabinet there are four, one from his own party, and the leaders of the three next largest parties in his coalition.

David Levy has had three spells as Deputy PM; from 1977 until 1992 and then again from 1996-1998 and 1999-2000. Each term was with a different party, Likud, Gesher and One Israel respectively.

[edit] List of Deputy Prime Ministers

Gov't Name Party Dates in Office
3 Eliezer Kaplan [2] Mapai 25/6/1952 - 13/7/1952
11-12 Abba Eban Mapai 26/6/1963 - 12/1/1966
13-17 Yigal Allon Alignment 1/7/1968 - 10/3/1974
18 Simha Erlikh Likud 20/6/1977 - 5/8/1981
Yigael Yadin Dash, Democratic Movement, Independent
19 Simha Erlikh [3] Likud 5/8/1981 - 19/6/1983
David Levy Likud 3/11/1981 - 10/10/1983
20 David Levy Likud 10/10/1983 - 13/9/1984
21-23 David Levy Likud 13/9/1984 - 11/6/1990
Yitzhak Navon Alignment
24 David Levy Likud 11/6/1990 - 13/7/1992
Moshe Nissim Likud
27 David Levy Gesher 18/6/1996 - 6/1/1998
Zevulon Hammer [4] National Religious Party 18/6/1996 - 20/1/1998
Rafael Eitan Tzomet 18/6/1996 - 6/7/1999
Moshe Katsav Likud
28 Yitzhak Mordechai Centre Party 6/7/1999 - 30/5/2000
David Levy One Israel 6/7/1999 - 4/8/2000
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer One Israel 6/7/1999 - 7/3/2001
29 Shimon Peres Labour 7/3/2001 - 2/11/2002
Silvan Shalom Likud 7/3/2001 - 28/2/2003
Natan Sharansky Yisrael BaAliyah
Eli Yishai Shas 7/3/2001 - 23/5/2002
3/6/2002 - 28/2/2003
30 Tommy Lapid Shinui 28/2/2003 - 4/12/2004
Silvan Shalom Likud 28/2/2003 - 15/1/2006
31 Amir Peretz Labour 4/5/2006 - 18/6/2007
Avigdor Lieberman Yisrael Beiteinu 30/10/2006 - 16/1/2008
Shaul Mofaz Kadima 4/5/2006 - present
Eli Yishai Shas
Ehud Barak Labour 18/6/2007 - present
2, 3 & 4. ^ Died in office.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tzipi Livni Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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