Prime Minister of Israel

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The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government and chief executive authority of the State of Israel, responsible for leading the cabinet and directing national policy.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
head of government
political office
abbreviation PM
appointedBy President of Israel
appoints Israeli cabinet ministers
canBeRemovedBy incapacitation
resignation
vote of no confidence in the Knesset
chairs cabinet meetings
constitutingInstrument Basic Law: The Government
Basic Laws of Israel
country Israel
State of Israel
eligibleBy being a Knesset member chosen to form a government
firstHolder David Ben-Gurion
formationDate 14 May 1948
formationEvent establishment of the State of Israel
governmentBranch executive branch of Israel
locatedIn Asia
Middle East
memberOf Government of Israel
Israeli Cabinet
nativeLanguage Hebrew
nativeName ראש הממשלה
nominatedBy President of Israel
officeHoldersMustBe Israeli citizens
members of the Knesset
officeType parliamentary executive
partOf political system of Israel
reportsTo Knesset
requires confidence of the Knesset
residence Beit Aghion
Official Residence of the Prime Minister of Israel
responsibleFor foreign policy direction
implementing Israeli laws
national security policy leadership
overseeing government ministries
setting government policy agenda
role chief executive authority of Israel
director of national policy in Israel
head of government of Israel
leader of the Israeli cabinet
seat Jerusalem
style Prime Minister
Rosh HaMemshala
termLength no fixed term
serves while holding confidence of the Knesset


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