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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.
| Contents |
| Acting Prime Minister |
| List of Acting Prime Ministers |
| Vice Prime Minister |
| List of Vice Prime Ministers |
| Deputy Prime Minister |
| List of Deputy Prime Ministers |
| External links |
Acting Prime Minister
The 'Acting Prime Minister' (, ''Memaleh Makom Rosh HaMemshela'', lit. "Prime Minister's Place Filler") is the person designated to take the role of Prime Minister if they are in some way 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 actual 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.
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 | 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.
Vice Prime Minister
The post of 'Vice Prime Minister' (, ''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.
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 |
Deputy Prime Minister
The position of 'Deputy Prime Minister' (, ''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.
List of Deputy Prime Ministers
:2 & 3. Died in office.
External links
★ Israeli Government Members
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