Prime Ministers of Israel
1948-1954: David Ben-Gurion (Mapai leading National Government)
1949 (Mapai leading National Government) def.: Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yehuda Leib Maimon (United Religious Front), Menachem Begin (Herut), Israel Rokach (General Zionists), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit (Sephardim and Oriental Communities), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Seif el-Din el-Zoubi (Democratic List of Nazareth), Nathan Yellin (Fighters' List), Rachel Cohen-Kagan (WIZO), Zechariah Glosca (Yemenite Association)
1951 (Mapai leading National Government) [1] def.: Israel Rokach (General Zionists), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Hapoel HaMizrachi), Menachem Begin (Herut), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Seif el-Din el-Zoubi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Agudat Yisrael), Eliayahu Eliashar (Sephardim and Oriental Communities), Binyamin Mintz (Poaeli Agudat Yisrael), David-Zvi Pinkas (Mizrachi), Salah-Hassan Hanifes (Progress and Work), Zechariah Glosca (Yemenite Association), Faras Hamdan (Agriculture and Development)
1954-1961: Moshe Sharett (Mapai leading National Government)
1955 (Mapai leading National Government) [1] def.: Menachem Begin (Herut), Israel Rokach (General Zionists), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Seif el-Din el-Zoubi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Salah-Hassan Hanifes (Progress and Work), Faras Hamdan (Agriculture and Development)
1958 (Mapai leading National Government) [1] def.: Israel Rokach (General Zionists), Menachem Begin (Herut), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Seif el-Din el-Zoubi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Salah-Hassan Hanifes (Progress and Work), Faras Hamdan (Agriculture and Development)
1961-1966: Peretz Bernstein (Liberal leading National Government (1961-1963), then Liberal majority (1963-66))
1961 (Liberal leading National Government) def.: Pinhas Lavon (Mapai), Menachem Begin (Herut), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1963 (Liberal majority) [2] def.: Pinhas Lavon (Mapai), Menachem Begin (Herut), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1966-1971: Pinhas Lavon (Mapai)
1966 (Mapai majority) def.: Yosef Sapir (Liberal), Menachem Begin (Herut), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1969 (Mapai minority) def.: Moshe Kol (Gahal), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1971-1975: Moshe Kol (Gahal)
1971 (Gahal majority) def.: Abba Eban (Mapai), Haim-Moshe Shapira (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Yitzhak-Meir Levin (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Pinchas Rosen (Progressive), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1975-1982: Abba Eban (Mapai)
1975 (Mapai majority) def.: Moshe Kol (Gahal), Yosef Burg (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Shlomo Lorincz (Religious Torah), Shmuel Mikunis (Maki), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1979 (Mapai majority) def.: Moshe Kol (Gahal), Yosef Burg (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Shlomo Lorincz (Religious Torah), Meir Vilner (Maki), Jabr Muadi (Democratic List for Israeli Arabs), Diyab Obeid (Cooperation and Brotherhood), Ahmed A-Dahar (Progress and Development)
1982-1991: Moshe Nissim (Gahal)
1982 (Gahal majority) def.: Abba Eban (Labor), Yosef Burg (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Meir Pa'il (Maki), Jabr Muadi (Arab Democratic)
1986 (Gahal majority) def.: Abba Eban (Labor), Yosef Burg (Mafdal), Meir Ya'ari (Mapam), Jabr Muadi (Arab Democratic), Meir Pa'il (Maki)
1991-1997: Teddy Kollek (Labor)
1991 (Labor majority) def.: Moshe Nissim (Likud), Zevulun Hammer (Mafdal), Yair Tzaban (Mapam), Jabr Muadi (Arab Democratic), Meir Vilner (Maki)
1994 (Labor majority) def.: David Levy (Likud), Zevulun Hammer (Mafdal), Yair Tzaban (Mapam), Jabr Muadi (Arab Democratic), Aryeh Eliav (Maki), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas)
1997-2004: David Levy (Likud)
1997 (Likud majority) def.: Teddy Kollek (Labor), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am), Yona Yahav (Greens)
2001 (Likud majority) def.: Moshe Shahal (Labor), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Dan Meridor (Centre), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am), Yona Yahav (Greens)
2004-2010: Moshe Shahal (Labor)
2004 (Labor minority) def.: David Levy (Likud), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Dan Meridor (Centre), Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Yona Yahav (Greens), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am)
2006 (Labor majority) def.: David Levy (Likud), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Dan Meridor (Centre), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash), Yona Yahav (Greens), Jamal Zahalka (Balad), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am)
2010-2000: Moshe Kahlon (Likud)
2010 (Likud majority) def.: Moshe Shahal (Labor), Dan Meridor (Centre), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Jamal Zahalka (Balad), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Yael Cohen Paran (Greens), Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am)
2014 (Likud minority) [3] def.: Amihai "Ami" Ayalon (Labor), Dan Meridor (Centre), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Yael Cohen Paran (Greens), Jamal Zahalka (Balad), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am)
2016 (Likud majority) def.: Amihai "Ami" Ayalon (Labor), Yair Lapid (Centre), Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beiteinu), Effi Eitam (Mafdal), Yaakov Litzman (UTJ), Yitzhak Peretz (Shas), Yair Tzaban (Meretz), Yael Cohen Paran (Greens), Jamal Zahalka (Balad), Jabr Muadi (Mada), Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash), Abdulmalik Dehamshe (Ra'am)
[1] Notes:
The third government (1951-52) included Mapai, Hapoel HaMizrachi, Mizrachi, Agudat Yisrael, Poaeli Agudat Yisrael, Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work, and Agriculture and Development.
The fourth government (1952-54) included Mapai, General Zionists, Progressive Party, Hapoel HaMizrachi, Poaeli Agudat Yisrael, Mizrachi, Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work, and Agriculture and Development.
The fifth government (1954-56) included Mapai, Progressive Party, Hapoel HaMizrachi, Poaeli Agudat Yisrael, Mizrachi, Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work, and Agriculture and Development.
The sixth government (1956-59) included Mapai, Progressive Party, National Religious, Poaeli Agudat Yisrael, Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work, and Agriculture and Development.
The seventh government (1959-61) included Mapai, Progressive Party, National Religious, Poaeli Agudat Yisrael, Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work, and Agriculture and Development.
[2] The Electoral Reorganization Act 1962 was passed by a majority of MKs, reorganizing Israel into a system of first-past-the-post electoral constituencies.
[3] The size of the Knesset is increased to 208 seats to reflect the growing size of the Israeli population
List of Political Parties Represented in the Knesset
Likud (Consolidation): Center-right to right, social liberalism, classical liberalism, General Zionism, national liberalism, liberal conservatism
Avoda (Labor): Center-left to left, social liberalism, social democracy, Labor Zionism, democratic socialism, left-wing nationalism
Mafdal (National Religious): Center-right to right-wing, religious conservatism, religious Zionism, religious nationalism
HaMerkaz (Center): Centrist, secularism, economic liberalism, social liberalism, liberal conservatism, General Zionism
Mada (Arab Democratic): Big tent, Israeli-Arab interests, secularism, Arab nationalism, left-wing nationalism, Islamism
Meretz (Vigor): Left-wing, Labor Zionism, social democracy, democratic socialism, social liberalism, religious freedom, grassroots democracy
HaYerukim (Greens): Center to center-right, green politics, Green Zionism, green conservatism, grassroots democracy
Yahadut HaTorah (United Torah Judaism): Social conservatism, religious conservatism, Haredi Judaism, Haredi Ashkenazi Jewish interests, populism
Shomeri Torah Sfaradim (Shas): Social conservatism, religious conservatism, Sephardi-Israeli and Mizrahi-Israeli religious interests, populism
Yisrael Beiteinu (Israel Our Home): Right to right-wing, Revisionist Zionism, economic liberalism, national conservatism, Russian-speakers' interests, right-wing populism
Hadash (New): Far-left, communism, Marxism-Leninism, socialism, eco-socialism, Arab-Israeli interests
Balad (National Democratic): Left-wing, anti-Zionism, Israeli-Arab interests, Arab nationalism, left-wing nationalism, secularism
Ra'am (United Arab List): Big tent, Arab-Israeli interests, anti-Zionism, Arab nationalism, left-wing nationalism, secularism