List of prime ministers by tenure As of 2026, there have been fourteen individuals to serve as
prime minister of Israel across twenty one separate occasions and thirty seven distinct governments. Of these,
Benjamin Netanyahu served the most separate periods (three: 1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022 onwards), whilst
Yigal Allon served solely as an acting prime minister in 1969.
Golda Meir (1969–74) is the only
woman to have served in the office. The following is a list of prime ministers by total time in office: •
Benjamin Netanyahu: '''''' as of (first tenure: 3 years and 18 days; second tenure: 12 years and 74 days; third tenure: ) •
David Ben-Gurion:
13 years and 127 days (first tenure: 5 years and 257 days; second tenure: 7 years and 235 days) •
Yitzhak Shamir:
6 years and 242 days (first tenure: 339 days; second tenure: 5 years and 268 days) •
Yitzhak Rabin:
6 years and 132 days (first tenure: 3 years and 18 days; second tenure: 3 years and 114 days) •
Menachem Begin:
6 years and 113 days •
Levi Eshkol:
5 years and 247 days •
Ariel Sharon:
5 years and 39 days •
Golda Meir:
5 years and 19 days •
Ehud Olmert:
2 years and 351 days •
Shimon Peres:
2 years and 264 days (first tenure: 2 years and 37 days; second tenure: 227 days) •
Moshe Sharett:
1 year and 281 days •
Ehud Barak:
1 year and 245 days •
Naftali Bennett:
1 year and 17 days •
Yair Lapid:
181 days •
Yigal Allon:
19 days (acting)
Timeline of prime ministers This is a
graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Israel. The prime ministers are listed in order of office, with prime ministers who held the office more than once listed in order of their first term. ==See also==