Speakers of the Knesset

 

Name Party Date in Knesset
Joseph Shprinzak Mapai 1949-1959
Nahum Nir Ahdut Ha'avodah 1959
Kadish Luz Mapai, Alignment 1959-1969
Reuven Barkat Alignment 1969-1972
Yisrael Yesh'ayahu-Shar'abi Alignment 1972-77
Yitzhak Shamir Likud 1977-80
Yitzhak Berman Likud 1980-81
Menachem Savidor Likud 1981-84
Shlomo Hillel Alignment 1984-88
Dov Shilansky Likud 1988-92
Shevah Weiss Labor 1992-96

Dan Tichon

Likud 1996-1999
Avraham Burg One Israel / Labor-Meimad 1999-2003
Reuven Rivlin Likud 2003-2006
Dalia Itzik Kadima 2006-

 

Source: The Knesset