In the State of Israel, there are currently three positions of deputy executive leaders: Vice Premier, Vice Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister.

According to the official web site of the Israeli Knesset, "The position of Deputy or Vice Prime Minister is not an official job, rather an honorary position." Reviewing the list of members of the current government reveals that each person with such a title also holds a specific Cabinet portfolio. The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. ...

Vice Prime Minister

The post of Vice Prime Minister (Hebrew: מ"מ ראש הממשלה) was held by Kadima Deputy Leader Ehud Olmert prior to the formal removal of Ariel Sharon due to incapacity. In the 31st Government Tzipi Livni was appointed to the position of Vice Prime Minister. Hebrew redirects here. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, QādÄ«māh, forward) is an Israeli political party. ... Ehud Olmert (IPA ; Hebrew: אהוד אולמרט; born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... Tzipi Livni, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipora (Tzipi) Livni (Hebrew: ציפי לבני) (born July 5, 1958) is a senior Israeli politician currently serving as Foreign Affairs Minister, with the recently added title of Vice Prime Minister. ...

Vice Premier

When Ariel Sharon brought the Israeli Labour Party into his coalition government in January of 2005, the Knesset created the position of Vice Premier (Hebrew: משנה לראש הממשלה - Prime Minister and Premier in Israel refer to the same title), allowing the two parties to smoothly form a new coalition for the 30th Government. Shimon Peres, a former Prime Minister who had also previously held the position of Vice Prime Minister in Likud-Labor coalitions in the late 1980s, was appointed Vice Premier at that time. Peres departed the Cabinet along with the rest of the Labor MK's in November 2005. Peres switched from Labor to the Kadima Party before the March 2006 election, which resulted in a Kadima victory and Peres was again placed in the position of Vice Premier when the 31st government was installed on May 4, 2006.   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... Labour (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... Hebrew redirects here. ...   (Hebrew: ‎; born Szymon Perske on August 2, 1923 in Poland, and immigrated with his family to the land that would later become Israel in 1934), is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister and current Vice Premier. ...

Deputy Prime Minister

In the 30th Government of Israel, the post of Deputy Prime Minister (Hebrew: סגן ראש הממשלה) was held by Justice Minister Tommy Lapid, then by Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom. Following Shalom's resignation along with the rest of the Likud Party ministers in January 2006, and until the installation of the Cabinet resulting from the March 2006 elections and subsequent negotiations, Israel did not have a Deputy Prime Minister. Hebrew redirects here. ... Yosef Tommy Lapid ( יוסף טומי לפיד ) is an Israeli politician and a minister. ... Silvan Shalom Silvan Shalom â–¶(?) (Hebrew סילבן שלום) (born 1958) is an Israeli politician and current Foreign Minister of Israel, having been appointed in 2003 by the current Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. ... January 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses European nations of trying to complete the Holocaust by creating a Jewish camp Israel in the Middle East. ... March 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ...

As of May 4, 2006, three persons were installed as Deputy Prime Minister for the 31st Government:

• Amir Peretz — Defense Minister (Labour Party leader)
• Shaul Mofaz — Transportation Minister (Kadima Party)
• Eliyahu Yishai — Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor (Shas Party leader)

On October 30, 2006, Avigdor Liberman (Israel Beytenu Party leader) was appointed to the position, and as Minister of Strategic Affairs. Amir Peretz, MK, Chairman of the Israel Labour Party Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; Arabic: عمير بيريتس; born March 9, 1952) is an Israeli politician and Defense Minister of Israel. ... Defense Ministers of Israel, 1948-present Categories: | | ... Shaul Mofaz during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on November 10, 2003. ... Shas (Hebrew: שס) is an Israeli political party representing Haredi Sephardi Judaism. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Avigdor Liberman Avigdor Liberman (b. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Avigdor Liberman Avigdor Liberman (b. ...

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• Israeli Government Members