Yair Lapid | |
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יאיר לפיד | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 2 January 2023[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| In office 17 May 2020 – 6 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Shelly Yachimovich (2019) |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 14th Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 1 July 2022 – 29 December 2022 | |
| President | Isaac Herzog |
| Alternate | Naftali Bennett |
| Preceded by | Naftali Bennett |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| 2nd Alternate Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 13 June 2021 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Naftali Bennett |
| Preceded by | Benny Gantz |
| Succeeded by | Naftali Bennett |
| Leader of Yesh Atid | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Knesset | |
| Assumed office 5 February 2013 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2013–2014 | Minister of Finance |
| 2021–2022 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2013–2019 | Yesh Atid |
| 2019–2020 | Blue and White |
| 2020– | Yesh Atid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1963 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Political party | Yesh Atid |
| Spouse | Lihi Lapid |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Tommy Lapid Shulamit Lapid |
| Occupation |
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Yair Lapid (Hebrew: יָאִיר לַפִּיד, IPA: [jaˈʔiʁ laˈpid]; born 5 November 1963) is an Israeli politician of the centrist Yesh Atid party, and a former journalist. He has been the Leader of the Opposition since January 2023, having previously served in that role from 2020 to 2021. He served as the 14th Prime Minister of Israel from 1 July to 29 December 2022. He previously served as the Alternate Prime Minister of Israel and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. He served as Minister of Finance from 2013 to 2014. Lapid is the chairman of Yesh Atid.[2]
Before entering politics in 2012, Lapid was an author, TV presenter and news anchor. The centrist Yesh Atid party, which he founded, became the second-largest party in the Knesset by winning 19 seats in its first legislative election in 2013. The greater-than-anticipated results contributed to Lapid's reputation as a leading centrist.
From 2013 to 2014, following his coalition agreement with Likud, Lapid served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In 2013, Lapid ranked first on the list of the "Most Influential Jews in the World" by The Jerusalem Post.[3] He was also recognized in 2013 as one of the leading Foreign Policy Global Thinkers,[4] and ranked as one of Time magazine's 100 "Most Influential People in the World".[5] He serves on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, and the Sub-Committee on Intelligence and the Security Services.[6]
On 17 May 2020, Lapid became the Leader of the Opposition, after the thirty-fifth government of Israel was sworn in.[7] On 5 May 2021, he began talks with other parties to try to form a coalition government.[8] On 2 June 2021, Lapid informed Israeli President Reuven Rivlin that he had agreed to a rotation government with Naftali Bennett and was prepared to replace the incumbent prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.[9] The new government was sworn in on 13 June 2021.[10]
Lapid became the prime minister of Israel on 1 July 2022 after Bennett stepped down as prime minister following the dissolution of the Knesset. Lapid remained prime minister until a new government was formed after the November 2022 election.[11] Serving for only 181 days, he is the shortest-serving permanent Israeli prime minister. Lapid has supported Israel's actions under the Netanyahu government in the Israel–Hamas war.
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- ^ "Dreams of the father guide Yair Lapid as he eyes Israel's premiership". France 24. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Jerusalem Post staff (4 May 2013). "Top 50 most influential Jews 2013: Places 1–10". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ^ "Yair Lapid – For appealing to Israel's political center". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Vick, Karl. "The 2013 TIME 100". Time. ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ roni. "Yair Lapid". Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Magid, Jacob (17 May 2020). "Lapid predicts 'crooked' new government will fall quickly". Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Hoffman, Gil (5 May 2021). "Lapid, Bennett hope to form government within a week". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ Hoffman, Gil (3 June 2021). "Lapid tells Rivlin: I have succeeded in forming coalition with Bennett". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Lieber, Dov (13 June 2021). "Israel Gets New Government to End Netanyahu's 12-Year Rule". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Spiro, Amy (1 July 2022). "Yair Lapid takes over as Israel's 14th prime minister". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 22 July 2022.