<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>
<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>
who was the first prime minister of isreal
who was the first prime minister of isreal
David Ben - Gurion
David Ben - Gurion