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The incumbent prime minister of Israel is Benjamin Netanyahu, who assumed office on 29 December 2022. He also held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Having served for more than 17 years, Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in the history of Israel.
Canada and Israel share bilateral diplomatic, commercial, and cultural ties. Canada recognised Israel on 11 May 1949, three days before the first anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, and currently maintains an embassy in Tel Aviv; [1] Israel maintains an embassy in Ottawa, at 50 O'Connor Street, [2] and regional consulates in Montreal and Toronto.
Benjamin Netanyahu [a] (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history, having served a total of over 17 years.
The office of Prime Minister came into existence on 14 May 1948, the date of the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, when the provisional government was created. David Ben-Gurion, leader of Mapai and head of the Jewish Agency, became Israel's first prime minister.
In early 1969 Levi Eshkol died in office of a heart attack and Golda Meir became prime minister with the largest percentage of the vote ever won by an Israeli party, winning 56 of the 120 seats after the 1969 election. Meir was the first female prime minister of Israel and the first woman to have headed a Middle Eastern state in modern times. [62]
The official title for the ambassador is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the State of Israel. The ambassador of Canada to Israel is Lisa Stadelbauer who was appointed on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on March 25, 2021. [1] The Embassy of Canada is located at Canada House, 3/5 Nirim Street, 4th Floor, Tel ...
Last prime minister to serve while in the Senate and last prime minister not to be born in Canada or pre-Canada until Turner. 6: Charles Tupper (1821–1915) 1 May 1896 8 July 1896 Appointment (caretaker government) Conservative: Did not hold a seat in legislature 7th [17] [18]
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