Moshe Sharett

Moshe Sharett
משה שרת
Sharett in 1952
Prime Minister of Israel
In office
7 December 1953 – 3 November 1955
Interim to 26 January 1954
PresidentYitzhak Ben-Zvi
Preceded byDavid Ben-Gurion
Succeeded byDavid Ben-Gurion
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 May 1948 – 18 June 1956
Prime Minister
  • David Ben-Gurion
  • Himself
  • David Ben-Gurion
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGolda Meir
Personal details
BornMoshe Chertok
(1894-10-15)15 October 1894
Kherson, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)
Died7 July 1965(1965-07-07) (aged 70)
Jerusalem, Israel
PartyMapai
Spouse
(m. 1922)
Children3
Alma mater
Signature
Military service
AllegianceOttoman Empire
Branch/serviceOttoman Army
Rank First lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War I
Jewish insurgency in Palestine
1948 Palestine War
Reprisal operations
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Moshe Sharett (Hebrew: משה שרת; born Moshe Chertok (משה שרתוק); 15 October 1894 – 7 July 1965) was an Israeli politician who was Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1948 to 1956. He signed the Israeli Declaration of Independence and was a principal negotiator in the cease-fire agreements that concluded the 1948 Palestine war. Beginning in 1933, he headed the political department of the Jewish Agency. He also founded the Jewish Brigade, which fought with the British Army during World War II.

A member of Mapai, Sharett's term was both preceded and succeeded by the premiership of David Ben-Gurion.