Historical country records
Israel historical timeline
Israel
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1516 | part of Ottoman Empire | Leaders |
| 9 Dec 1917 | British capture Jerusalem | Leaders |
| 26 Sep 1918 | British occupation of all Palestine | Leaders |
| 29 Sep 1923 | League of Nations mandate | Leaders |
| 14 May 1948 | independence (State of Israel) | Leaders |
| 9 Dec 1917 - Jun 1918 | Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby | Military administrators |
| Jun 1918 - Jun 1919 | Sir Arthur Wigram Money | Military administrators |
| Jun 1919 - 1 Jul 1920 | Sir Louis Jean Bols | Military administrators |
| 1 Jul 1920 - 30 Jun 1925 | Sir Herbert Louis Samuel | High commissioners |
| 25 Aug 1925 - 31 Jul 1928 | Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, Baron Plumer (b. 1857 - d. 1932) | High commissioners |
| 31 Jul 1928 - 6 Dec 1928 | Sir Harry Charles Luke (acting) | High commissioners |
| 6 Dec 1928 - 1 Nov 1931 | Sir John Robert Chancellor | High commissioners |
| 1 Nov 1931 - 20 Nov 1931 | Mark Young (acting) | High commissioners |
| 20 Nov 1931 - 1 Mar 1938 | Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope | High commissioners |
| Sep 1937 - 24 Nov 1937 | William Denis Battershill | High commissioners |
| 3 Mar 1938 - 30 Aug 1944 | Sir Harold Alfred MacMichael | High commissioners |
| 1 Nov 1944 - 5 Nov 1945 | John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, Viscount Gort (b. 1886 - d. 1946) | High commissioners |
| 21 Nov 1945 - 14 May 1948 | Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham | High commissioners |
| 14 May 1948 - 17 May 1948 | David Ben-Gurion | Presidents |
| 17 May 1948 - 9 Nov 1952 | Chaim Weizmann | Presidents |
| 9 Nov 1952 - 10 Dec 1952 | Yosef Sprinzak (interim) | Presidents |
| 10 Dec 1952 - 23 Apr 1963 | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi | Presidents |
| 24 Apr 1963 - 21 May 1963 | Kadish Luz (interim) | Presidents |
| 21 May 1963 - 24 May 1973 | Zalman Shazar | Presidents |
| 24 May 1973 - 29 May 1978 | Ephraim Katzir | Presidents |
| 29 May 1978 - 5 May 1983 | Yitzhak Navon | Presidents |
| 5 May 1983 - 13 May 1993 | Chaim Herzog | Presidents |
| 13 May 1993 - 12 Jul 2000 | Ezer Weizman | Presidents |
| 12 Jul 2000 - 1 Aug 2000 | Avraham Burg (interim) | Presidents |
| 1 Aug 2000 - 1 Jul 2007 | Moshe Katsav | Presidents |
| 25 Jan 2007 - 1 Jul 2007 | Dalia Itzik (f) | Presidents |
| 1 Jul 2007 - 15 Jul 2007 | Dalia Itzik (f) (interim) | Presidents |
| 15 Jul 2007 - | Shimon Peres | Presidents |
| 14 May 1948 - 7 Dec 1953 | David Ben-Gurion (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Dec 1953 - 2 Nov 1955 | Moshe Sharett | Prime ministers |
| 2 Nov 1955 - 21 Jun 1963 | David Ben-Gurion (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 21 Jun 1963 - 26 Feb 1969 | Levi Eshkol | Prime ministers |
| 26 Feb 1969 - 17 Mar 1969 | Yigal Allon (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 17 Mar 1969 - 3 Jun 1974 | Golda Meir (f) | Prime ministers |
| 3 Jun 1974 - 22 Apr 1977 | Yitzhak Rabin (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 22 Apr 1977 - 21 Jun 1977 | Shimon Peres (1st time) (acting) | Prime ministers |
| 21 Jun 1977 - 10 Oct 1983 | Menachem Begin | Prime ministers |
| 10 Oct 1983 - 14 Sep 1984 | Yitzhak Shamir (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 14 Sep 1984 - 20 Oct 1986 | Shimon Peres (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 20 Oct 1986 - 13 Jul 1992 | Yitzhak Shamir (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 13 Jul 1992 - 4 Nov 1995 | Yitzhak Rabin (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 4 Nov 1995 - 18 Jun 1996 | Shimon Peres (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 18 Jun 1996 - 6 Jul 1999 | Benjamin Netanyahu | Prime ministers |
| 6 Jul 1999 - 7 Mar 2001 | Ehud Barak | Prime ministers |
| 7 Mar 2001 - 14 Apr 2006 | Ariel Sharon | Prime ministers |
| 4 Jan 2006 - | Ehud Olmert | Prime ministers |