In office 1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) – 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29)
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 (2021-06-13) – 30 June 2022
Prime Minister
Naftali Bennett
Preceded by
Benny Gantz
Succeeded by
Naftali Bennett
Leader of Yesh Atid
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 2012 (2012-05-01)
Preceded by
Position established
Member of the Knesset
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 February 2013 (2013-02-05)
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
(1963-11-05) 5 November 1963 (age 60) Tel Aviv, Israel
Political party
Yesh Atid
Spouse
Lihi Lapid
Children
3
Parent(s)
Tommy Lapid Shulamit Lapid
Occupation
Politician
journalist
Yair Lapid (Hebrew: יָאִיר לַפִּיד, IPA:[jaˈʔiʁlaˈpid]; 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]
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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.
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