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Moshe Sharett | |
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משה שרת | |
 Sharett in 1952 | |
| 2nd Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 7 December 1953 – 3 November 1955Acting to 26 January 1954 | |
| President | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Preceded by | David Ben-Gurion |
| Succeeded by | David Ben-Gurion |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 15 May 1948 – 18 June 1956 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Golda Meir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Moshe Chertok 15 October 1894 Kherson, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine) |
| Died | 7 July 1965 (aged 70) Jerusalem |
| Nationality |
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| Political party | Mapai |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Signature |  |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Branch/service | Ottoman Army |
| Rank |  First lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World 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]
- ^ "Index Sh-Sl". www.rulers.org.
- ^ Academic American Encyclopedia. Aretê Publishing Company. 7 January 1980. ISBN 9780933880009 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Knesset Member, Moshe Sharett". knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 9 September 2016.