Israel Ministers of Foreign Affairs
(1948 - Present)
| Minister | Party | Term |
| Moshe Sharett | 1948 - 1956 | |
| Golda Meir | 1956 - 1966 | |
| Abba Eban | Alignment | 1966 - 1974 |
| Yigal Allon | Alignment | 1974 - 1977 |
| Moshe Dayan* | Independent | 1977 - 1979 |
| Yitzhak Shamir | 1980 - 1986 | |
| Shimon Peres | Alignment | 1986 - 1988 |
| Moshe Arens | 1988 - 1990 | |
| David Levy | 1990 - 1992 | |
| Shimon Peres | 1992 - 1995 | |
| Ehud Barak | 1995 - 1996 | |
| David Levy** | 1996 - 1998 | |
| Ariel Sharon | 1998 - 1999 | |
| David Levy | 1999 - 2000 | |
| Shlomo Ben Ami | 2000 - 2001 | |
| Shimon Peres | 2001 - 2002 | |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | 2002 - 2003 | |
| Silvan Shalom | 2003 - 2006 | |
| Tzipi Livni | 2006 - 2009 | |
| Avigdor Lieberman | 2009 - 2012 | |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | 2012 - 2013 | |
| Avigdor Lieberman | 2013 - 2015 | |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | 2015 - 2019 | |
| Yisrael Katz*** | Likud | 2019 - 2020 |
| Gabi Ashkenazi | Blue and White | 2020 - 2021 |
| Yair Lapid | Yesh Atid | 2021 - |
* Prime Minister Menachem Begin held the position from the resignation of Dayan until the appointment of Yitzhak Shamir.
**Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held the position from the resignation of Levy until the appointment of Ariel Sharon.
*** Appointed interim Foreign Minister in February 2019 in advance of April 2019 election.
Sources: Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Ministers by Ministry - Knesset.
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