Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אהוד ברק‬ , born Ehud Brog on 12 Februar 1942) is an Israeli politeecian who served as Prime Meenister frae 1999 till 2001. He is currently leader o the Labor Pairty an haulds the posts o Meenister o Defense an Deputy Prime Meenister in Benjamin Netanyahu's govrenment.

Ehud Barak
10t Prime Meenister o Israel
In office 6 Julie 1999 – 7 Mairch 2001
Preses	Ezer Weizman Moshe Katsav
Depute	Yitzhak Mordechai David Levy Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Precedit bi	Benjamin Netanyahu
Succeedit bi	Ariel Sharon
Meenister o Defence
In office 18 Juin 2007 – 18 Mairch 2013
Prime Meenister	Ehud Olmert Benjamin Netanyahu
Depute	Matan Vilnai
Precedit bi	Amir Peretz
Succeedit bi	Moshe Ya'alon
In office 6 Julie 1999 – 7 Mairch 2001
Prime Meenister	Himsel
Depute	Efraim Sneh
Precedit bi	Moshe Arens
Succeedit bi	Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Meenister o Foreign Affairs
In office 22 November 1995 – 18 Juin 1996
Prime Meenister	Shimon Peres
Depute	Eli Dayan
Precedit bi	Shimon Peres
Succeedit bi	David Levy
Chief o General Staff
In office 1 Aprile 1991 – 1 Januar 1995
Preses	Chaim Herzog Ezer Weizman
Prime Meenister	Yitzhak Shamir Yitzhak Rabin
Depute	Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Matan Vilnai
Meenister	Moshe Arens Yitzhak Rabin
Precedit bi	Dan Shomron
Succeedit bi	Amnon Lipkin-Shahak
Personal details
Born	Ehud Brog (1942-02-12) 12 Februar 1942 Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine
Poleetical pairty	Labor Pairty (till 2011) Unthirldom (frae 2011)
Spoose(s)	Nava Cohen (divorced) Nili Priel
Bairns	3
Alma mater	Ebreu Varsity o Jerusalem Stanford Varsity
Profession	Militar officer
Awairds	Medal o Distinguished Service Tzalash (4) Legion o Merit DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service
Signatur
Militar service
Allegiance	Israel
Service/brainch	Israeli Defence Forces
Years o service	1959–1995
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Sayeret Matkal
Commands	Chief o General Staff Deputy Chief o General Staff Central Command Militar Intelligence Directorate Aman Sayeret Matkal
Battles/wars	Sax Day War Yom Kippur War Operation Entebbe

Prior tae his poleetical career he served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces. Follaein a heichlie decoratit career he wis appointit Chief o General Staff in 1991, servin till 1995.