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Ehud Barak
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
Israel
Prime Minister of Israel (1999–2001), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995–1996) and Minister of Interior (1995). He was elected Chairman of the Labor Party and formed the One Israel party in 1999. He served in the Defense Forces from 1959 in various command positions and was awarded the “Distinguished Service Medal” for courage and operational excellence. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a M.Sc. in Engineering-Economic Systems from the Stanford University, California. Head of the Labor Party and appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense (2007). Following the Parliament elections, he was once again appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense in the Netanyahu government in March 2009.