List of Israeli politicians

Last updated August 09, 2025

The following is a list of Israeli politicians who are notable enough for Wikipedia articles.

A

Sally Abed, member of Haifa City Council (2024- ), leader in the Standing Together movement
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, former member of Knesset
Shmuel Avital, former minister
Ruhama Avraham, former MK
Rachel Azaria, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem

B

Haim Bar-Lev, former Chief of Staff, minister, ambassador to Russia
Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (1895–1965), former minister, divorced from Beba Idelson
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
Nir Barkat, mayor of Jerusalem
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 (1906–2006), 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
Mordechai Ben-Porat, former minister without portfolio
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, second President of Israel
Shlomo Benizri, former minister
Naftali Bennett, minister of education, leader of The Jewish Home, thirteenth Prime Minister of Israel 2021-present
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
Naomi Chazan, former MK, representing Meretz, human rights activist
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
Ruth Colian, founder and head of the U'Bizchutan party
Haim Corfu, 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, former minister

F

Moshe Feiglin, Israeli politician and activist, and the leader of libertarian Zionist party Zehut
Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, MK 8th Knesset 1977-81

G

Yisrael Galili (1911–1986), former minister
Gila Gamliel, minister of senior citizens
Benny Gantz, former Alternate Prime Minister of Israel, former minister of Defense and former Chief of General Staff, leader of National Unity.
Inbal Gavriely, youngest person elected to Knesset
Yaakov Geri, former Minister of Industry and Commerce
Yael German, MK
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
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 Chaim Herzog
Shlomo Hillel, former minister, former Speaker of Knesset
Tzipi Hotovely, viceminister of foreign affairs
Yigal Hurvitz, former finance minister
Abba Hushi (1898–1969), politician and mayor of Haifa 1951–1969

I

Beba Idelson, leader of the Pioneer Women movement. Member of Knesset
Feige Ilanit, member of first Knesset, mother of Uri Ilan
Dalia Itzik, member of the government

K

Avigdor Kahalani, former minister of internal security 1996–1999, general
Meir Kahane, founder of the Kach party (subsequently banned) (assassinated)
Moshe Kahlon, minister of finance, leader of Kulanu
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

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
Yair Lapid, former minister of finance, leader of Yesh Atid, son of Tommy Lapid
Zipora Laskov, founder of public medicine in Israel, elected to third Knesset
Aliza Lavie, MK
Pinhas Lavon, former defense minister
Shalom Levin, former Sec. Gen and President of Israel Teachers union and former Knesset member
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, former member of Knesset, pioneer of women's rights, sister of Yehuda Leib Maimon
Yehuda Leib Maimon, first minister of religious affairs
Anat Maor, former 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, former minister of communications
Yitzhak Modai (1926–1998), former finance minister
Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Transport, former Chief of Staff, defense minister
Shlomo Molla, MK for Kadima and Hatnuah
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, former deputy minister, MK.
Mordechai Norok, former communications minister

O

Ayman Odeh, MK, head of Hadash/Jabha as of 2015, Hadash representative to Haifa City Council 1998–2005
Avraham Ofer, former construction and housing minister
Amir Ohana, first openly gay right-wing member of the Knesset
Asher Ohana, former minister of religious affairs
Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister, May 2006–2009
Zevulun Orlev, former minister of welfare, leader of the National Religious Party
Haim Oron, former minister of agriculture and rural development

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 (1923–2016), 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 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, former 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
Yoel Razvozov, MK for Yesh Atid
Miri Regev, minister of sport and culture
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, former 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
Stav Shaffir, youngest female MK in Israeli history
Moshe Shahal, former minister
Ayelet Shaked, minister of justice
Avner Hai Shaki, former minister
Ilan Shalgi, former minister from Shinui
Silvan Shalom, former Israeli minister of finance and foreign affairs
Yitzhak Shamir (1915–2012), 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 (1928–2014), former Prime Minister (2002–2006), general, defense minister
Zalman Shazar, third President of Israel, former Education minister
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit, former police minister
Meir Sheetrit, MK, former Israeli minister, first elected to Knesset in 1981
Shimon Shetreet, 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, former Israeli minister
Bezalel Smotrich, current finance minister
Efraim Sneh, former minister, general. Son of Moshe Sneh
Moshe Sneh (1909–1972), Israeli politician, leader of Hagana
Eliahu Suissa, former minister, member of Shas party

T

Yitzhak Tabenkin, former 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
Ahmad Tibi, MK
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

Aharon Uzan, former minister
Uzi Eilam, ex-director of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission

V

Matan Vilnai, former minister, general

W

Zerah Warhaftig, former minister, leader of National Religious Party
Chaim Weizmann (1874–1952), leading Zionist and scientist, first President of Israel 1949–1952
Ezer Weizman, seventh President of Israel, former minister, Air Force commander

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, MK, former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Shas party
Yisrael Yeshayahu, former minister, former Speaker of Knesset
Dov Yosef, former minister
Giora Yoseftal, also known as Giora Josephthal, former minister, husband of Senta Josephtal
Senetta Yoseftal, also known as Senta Yoseftal and Senta Josephthal former political activist and member of Knesset

Z

Haim Joseph Zadok, former minister of justice, trade and industry
Rehavam Ze'evi, former general, tourism minister and founder of Moledet (assassinated in October 2001)
Mordechai Zipori, former general, minister, member of Irgun
Haneen Zoabi, MK representing the Balad party

List of Israeli politicians

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