List of Israeli politicians
List of Israeli politicians, notable enough for Wikipedia articles.
A
- Aharon Abuhatzera, former minister, head of the National Religious Party
- Yosef Almogi, former minister and mayor of Haifa
- Yigal Allon, 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 U.S.
- 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
- Haim 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
- Benny 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 Meretz-Yachad
- Yitzhak Ben-Aharon (b. 1906), former minister, former Histadrut leader
- Shlomo Ben-Ami, former foreign affairs minister, ambassador, Professor
- Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, former defense minister
- David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973), founder of Israel, first Prime Minister of Israel 1948–1953 1954–1963
- Shlomo Benizri, former minister
- Mordechai Ben-Porat, former minister without portfolio
- Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, second President of Israel
- Mordechai Bentov, first minister of construction and housing
- 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 National Religious Party
C
- Moshe Carmel, former party leader and army commander, former Transportation minister
- Haim Cohn. former Attorney General, former justice minister, former Supreme Court justice, former State Attorney
- Geula Cohen, former deputy minister, founder of Tehyia party
- Raanan Cohen, former minister of labour
- Rachel Cohen-Kagan, chairman of WIZO, signed declaration of independence, MK
- Ran Cohen, Knesset member for Meretz-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
- Aryeh Deri, former minister, leader of Shas party
- Ben-Zion Dinur, former minister of education, professor
- Sara Doron, former minister without portfolio
- Aryeh Leib Dulchin, former minister, former chairman of Jewish Agency
E
- Abba Eban (1915–2002), diplomat and Foreign Minister of Israel 1966–1974
- Yuli-Yoel Edelstein, former minister of immigrant absorption
- Rafael Edri, former minister
- Simha Ehrlich, former finance minister
- Effi Eitam, Israeli general, leader of the Renewed Religious National Zionist party, 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 Gavriely, youngest person elected to Knesset
- Yaakov Geri, former Minister of Industry and Commerce
- Akiva Govrin, former minister of Tourism
- Tamar Gozansky, former member of Knesset for communist party
- Yitzhak Gruenbaum, first Minister of Interior
- Haika Grossman, member of Knesset, first woman to head of a regional council
- Pesach Grupper, former Minister of Agriculture
- Mordechai Gur, former Chief of Staff, former minister
- Haim Gvati, former minister
H
- Zevulun Hammer, former minister, leader of National Religious Party
- Tzachi Hanegbi, member of government. Son of Geula Cohen
- Michael Harish. former minister of industry and 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, born Vivian Herzog in Belfast, UK
- Isaac Herzog, member of government, son of President Haim Herzog
- Shlomo Hillel, former minister, former Speaker of Knesset
- Yigal Hurvitz, former finance minister
- Abba Hushi (1898–1969), politician and mayor of Haifa 1951–1969.
I
K
- Avigdor Kahalani, former minister of internal security 1996–1999, general
- Meir Kahane, founder of Kach party (subsequently banned) (assassinated)
- Eliezer Kaplan, first finance minister
- Moshe Katsav (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 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, former minister
- Haim Korfo, former minister
L
- Haim Landau, former minister
- Uzi Landau, former minister. Son of Haim 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
- Pinhas Lavon, former defense minister
- Yitzhak-Meir Levin, former welfare minister
- 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 Knesset
M
- David Magen, former minister
- Ada 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, Minister of Transport, 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 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 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
P
- Yosef 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), Second Vice Prime Minister, May 2006-, former defense and foreign minister, Prime Minister of Israel in 1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996; Nobel Peace Prize 1994
- Amir Peretz (b. 1952), Defense Minister May 2006-, Histadrut leader from 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 Shas
- Shoshana Persitz, first female MK at the head of a permanent committee
- Ophir Pines-Paz, Israeli minister
- Rafael Pinhasi, former minister, member of Shas party
- Alon Pinkas, former Consul General of Israel in the United States.
- 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
- Haim 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
- 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
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 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
- Moshe Shahal, former minister
- Avner Hai Shaki, former minister
- Ilan Shalgi, former minister from Shinui
- Silvan Shalom, former Israeli minister of finance and foreign affairs
- Yitzhak Shamir (b. 1915), former head of Lehi, Prime Minister of Israel 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, head of the Yisrael B'Aliyah party, former minister.
- Moshe Sharett (1894–1965), Prime Minister of Israel 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 minister
- Meir Sheetrit, Israeli minister
- Shimon Sheetrit, former minister
- Victor Shem-Tov, former health minister, Secretary General of Mapam 1979-1985
- 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 (1909–1900), Israeli politician, leader of Hagana
- Eliahu Suissa, former minister, member of Shas party
T
- Yitzhak Tabenkin, 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
- Moshe Yaakov Toledano, former religious affairs minister, chief rabbi of Tel-Aviv
- Yair Tzaban, former minister of immigrant absorption 1992–1996, aid to Moshe Sneh
- Aharon Tzizling, former minister
- Yaakov Tzur, former minister
U
V
W
Y
- 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, current Deputy Prime Minister, leader of the Shas party
- Yisrael Yeshayahu, former minister, former Speaker of Knesset
- Dov Yosef, former minister
- Giora Yoseftal, former minister, husband of Senta josephtal
- Senetta Yoseftal, former political activist and member of Knesset
Z
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