Editing Yitzhak Shamir (section)

==Overview of offices held==
Shamir twice served as prime minister (Israel's [[head of government]]). His first stint spanned from 10 October 1983 through 13 September 1984, leading the [[Twentieth government of Israel|20th government]] during the latter portion of the [[List of members of the tenth Knesset|10th Knesset]]. His second stint lasted from 20 October 1986 through 13 July 1992, leading the [[Twenty-second government of Israel|22nd government]] during the latter half of the [[List of members of the eleventh Knesset|11th Knesset]], and [[Twenty-third government of Israel|23rd]] and [[Twenty-fourth government of Israel|24th]] governments during the [[List of members of the twelfth Knesset|12th Knesset]].

Shamir was a member of the Knesset from after his [[1973 Israeli legislative election|1973]] election until 1996. During the first portion of the [[List of members of the thirteenth Knesset|13th Knesset]] Shamir served as the [[Leader of the Opposition (Israel)|Knesset's opposition leader]] (at the time an unofficial and honorary role) from July 1992 through March 1993.

Shamir became leader of [[Herut]] and [[Likud]] in 1983, leading Likud until 1993.

===Ministerial posts===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Ministerial posts
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! Ministerial post !! Tenure !! Prime Minister(s) !! Government(s) !! Predecessor !! Successor
|-
| [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] || 10 March 1980 – 20 October 1986 || [[Menachem Begin]] {{Small|(until 10 October 1983)}}<br>''Yitzhak Shamir'' {{Small|(10 October 1983–13 September 1984)}}<br>[[Shimon Peres]] {{Small|(from 13 September 1984)}}|| [[Eighteenth government of Israel|18]], [[Nineteenth government of Israel|19]], [[Twentieth government of Israel|20]], [[Twenty-first government of Israel|21]] || [[Moshe Dayan]] || Shimon Peres
|-
| [[Deputy leaders of Israel#Designated Acting Prime Minister|Designated Acting Prime Minister]] || 13 September 1984 – 20 October 1986 || Shimon Peres || 21 || ''post established'' || Shimon Peres
|-
| [[Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services|Minister of Labour and Social Welfare]] (first tenure) || 22 December 1988 – 7 March 1990 || ''Yitzhak Shamir'' || [[Twenty-third government of Israel|23]]|| [[Moshe Katsav]] || [[Roni Milo]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Environmental Protection (Israel)|Minister of the Environment]] || 11 June 1990 – 13 July 1992 || ''Yitzhak Shamir'' || [[Twenty-fourth government of Israel|24]] || [[Rafael Edri]] || [[Ora Namir]]
|-
| [[Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Minister of Israel|Minister of Jerusalem Affairs]] || 11 June 1990 – 13 July 1992 || ''Yitzhak Shamir'' || 24 || [[Avner Shaki]] || [[Yitzhak Rabin]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services|Minister of Labour and Social Welfare]] (second tenure) || 11 June 1990 – 13 July 1992 || ''Yitzhak Shamir'' || 24 || Roni Milo || Yitzhak Rabin
|}