Moshe Sharett

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
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	David Ben-Gurion; Himself; David Ben-Gurion;
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Golda Meir
Personal details
Born	Moshe Chertok; 15 October 1894; Kherson, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Kherson, Ukraine)
Died	7 July 1965 (aged 70); Jerusalem, Israel
Nationality	Russian Empire; Ottoman Empire; United Kingdom; Israel;
Political party	Mapai
Spouse	Tzipora Meirov (m. 1922)
Children	3
Alma mater	Istanbul University; London School of Economics;
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Ottoman Empire
Branch/service	Ottoman Army
Rank	First lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War I

Moshe Sharett (Hebrew: משה שרת; born Moshe Chertok (משה שרתוק); 15 October 1894 – 7 July 1965) was an Israeli politician who served as the second prime minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955. A member of Mapai, Sharett's term was both preceded and succeeded by the premiership of David Ben-Gurion. He also served as the country's first foreign minister between 1948 and 1956.

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