Levi Eshkol
Levi Eshkol (born Levi Shkolnik, October 25, 1895 – February 26, 1969) was the 3rd Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death in 1969. He is buried in Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.
Levi Eshkol לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל | |
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| 3rd Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 21 June 1963 – 26 February 1969 | |
| Preceded by | David Ben-Gurion |
| Succeeded by | Yigal Allon (Acting) |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 26 June 1963 – 5 June 1967 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | David Ben-Gurion |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Dayan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Levi Shkolnik 25 October 1895 Oratov, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 February 1969 (aged 73) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Political party | Mapai, Alignment |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca Maharshek (div. 1927) Elisheva Eshkol (d. 1959) Miriam Eshkol (until his death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Signature |  |
Alphabetical
Yigal Allon (HaMa'arakh) ----
Ehud Barak (Yisrael Ahat - HaAvoda) ----
Menachem Begin (HaLikud) ----
David Ben-Gurion (Mapai) ----
Levi Eshkol (Mapai / HaMa'arakh) ----
Golda Meir (HaMa'arakh) ----
Benjamin Netanyahu (HaLikud) ----
Ehud Olmert (Kadima) ----
Shimon Peres (HaMa'arakh / HaAvoda) ----
Yitzhak Rabin (HaMa'arakh / HaAvoda) ----
Yitzhak Shamir (HaLikud) ----
Moshe Sharett (Mapai) ----
Ariel Sharon (HaLikud / Kadima)
Chronological
David Ben-Gurion (Mapai, 1948-1954) ----
Moshe Sharett (Mapai, 1954-1955) ----
David Ben-Gurion (Mapai, 1955-1963) ----
Levi Eshkol (Mapai, 1963-1965; HaMa'arakh, 1965-1969) ----
Yigal Allon (acting) (HaMa'arakh, 1969) ----
Golda Meir (HaMa'arakh, 1969-1974) ----
Yitzhak Rabin (HaMa'arakh, 1974-1977) ----
Shimon Peres (acting) (HaMa'arakh, 1977) ----
Menachem Begin (HaLikud, 1977-1983) ----
Yitzhak Shamir (HaLikud, 1983-1984) ----
Shimon Peres (HaMa'arakh, 1984-1986) ----
Yitzhak Shamir (HaLikud, 1986-1992) ----
Yitzhak Rabin (HaAvoda, 1992-1995) ----
Shimon Peres (partly acting) (HaAvoda, 1995-1996) ----
Benjamin Netanyahu (HaLikud, 1996-1999) ----
Ehud Barak (Yisrael Ahat - HaAvoda, 1999-2001) ----
Ariel Sharon (HaLikud, 2001-2005; Kadima, 2005-2006) ----
Ehud Olmert (partly acting) (Kadima, 2006-2009) ----
Benjamin Netanyahu (HaLikud, 2009-)
