Moshe Sharett

Moshe Sharett
משה שרת
Sharett in 1952
2nd Prime Minister of Israel
In office
7 December 1953 – 3 November 1955
Acting 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
Born
Moshe Chertok

(1894-10-15)15 October 1894
Kherson, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Kherson, Ukraine)
Died7 July 1965(1965-07-07) (aged 70)
Jerusalem
Nationality
Political partyMapai
Spouse
(m. 1922)
Children3
Alma mater
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Ottoman Empire
Branch/serviceOttoman Army
Rank First lieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War I
Jewish insurgency in Palestine
1948 Palestine War
Reprisal operations

Moshe Sharett (Hebrew: משה שרת; born Moshe Chertok (משה שרתוק); 15 October 1894 – 7 July 1965) was the second prime minister of Israel and the country’s first foreign minister. He signed the Israeli Declaration of Independence and was a principal negotiator in the cease-fire agreements that concluded the 1948 War of Independence. 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,[1] Sharett's term was both preceded and succeeded by the premiership of David Ben-Gurion.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Index Sh-Sl". www.rulers.org.
  2. ^ Academic American Encyclopedia. Aretê Publishing Company. 7 January 1980. ISBN 9780933880009 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Knesset Member, Moshe Sharett". knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 9 September 2016.