Editing Menachem Begin (section)

==Overview of offices held==
Begin served as prime minister (Israel's [[head of government]]) from 21 June 1977 through 10 October 1983, leading the [[Eighteenth government of Israel|18th government]] during the [[List of members of the ninth Knesset|9th Knesset]] and the [[Nineteenth government of Israel|19th government]] during the first portion of the [[List of members of the tenth Knesset|10th Knesset]].

Begin was a member of the Knesset from 1949 through until he resigned in 1983. Begin was twice the [[Leader of the Opposition (Israel)|Knesset's opposition leader]] (at the time an unofficial and honorary role). He was first opposition leader from November 1955 through June 1967, holding the role during the entirety of the [[List of members of the third Knesset|3rd]], [[List of members of the fourth Knesset|4th]], [[List of members of the fifth Knesset|5th]], and the first portion of the [[List of members of the sixth Knesset|6th]] Knessets, during the second premiership of David Ben-Gurion and the premiership of Levi Eshkol] He again served as opposition leader from August 1970 through June 1977, during the last portion of the [[List of members of the seventh Knesset|7th Knesset]] and entirety of the [[List of members of the eighth Knesset|8th Knesset]], during which period Golda Meir and Yitzhak Rabin served as prime minister.

Begin was the founding leader of Herut, and served as the party's leader until 1983. He was also made leader of the Likud coalition at its founding in 1973, and also held that position until 1983.

===Ministerial posts===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Ministerial posts
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! Ministerial post !! Tenure !! Prime Minister(s) !! Government(s) !! Predecessor !! Successor
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| [[Minister without portfolio]] || 5 June 1967 – 10 March 1975 || [[Levi Eshkol]] {{small|(until 26 February 1969)}}<br>[[Yigal Allon]] {{Small|(acting 26 February 1969–17 March 1969)}}<br>[[Golda Meir]] {{small|(from 17 March 1969)}} || [[Thirteenth government of Israel|13]], [[Fourteenth government of Israel|14]], [[Fifteenth government of Israel|15]] || {{N/A}} || {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Ministry of Communications (Israel)|Minister of Communications]] || 21 June 1977 – 24 October 1977 || ''Menachem Begin'' || [[Eighteenth government of Israel|18]] || [[Aharon Uzan]] || [[Meir Amit]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Justice (Israel)|Minister of Justice]] || 21 June 1977 – 24 October 1977 || ''Menachem Begin'' || 18 || [[Moshe Baram]] || [[Yisrael Katz]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services|Minister of Labour and Social Welfare]] || 21 June 1977 – 24 October 1977 || ''Menachem Begin'' || 18 || [[Haim Yosef Zadok]] || [[Shmuel Tamir]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Transport and Road Safety|Minister of Transportation]] || 21 June 1977 – 24 October 1977 || ''Menachem Begin'' || 18 || [[Gad Yaacobi]] || Meir Amit
|-
| [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] || 23 October 1979 – 10 March 1980 || ''Menachem Begin'' || 18 || [[Moshe Dayan]] || [[Yitzhak Shamir]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Defense (Israel)|Minister of Defense]] || 28 May 1980 – 5 August 1981 || ''Menachem Begin'' || 18, [[Nineteenth government of Israel|19]] || [[Ezer Weizman]] || [[Ariel Sharon]]
|-
| [[Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Israel)|Minister of Agriculture]] || 19 June 1983 – 10 October 1983 || ''Menachem Begin'' || 19 || [[Simha Erlich]] || [[Pesah Grupper]]
|}