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Likud

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The Likud list was established in 1973 toward the elections for the Eighth Knesset. It consisted of the Herut Movement, the Liberal Party, the Free Center, the National List, and Greater Israel Activists. After the Herut Movement had, for many years, constituted the Right-wing marker of the Israeli political spectrum, the orientation of the new list was that of moderate Right in the political arena, and free market in the economic sphere. Over the years, the makeup of the Likud list changed, but its two central components remained the Herut Movement and the Liberal Party. In 1988, the Herut Movement and Liberal Party merged into a single party called the Likud. Menachem Begin led the Likud until 1983; in the years 1983-93 Yitzhak Shamir was the leader; from 1993-99 Binyamin Netanyahu led the Likud, from 1999 through 2005 it was led by Ariel Sharon, and since 2005, Binyamin Netanyahu has been once again the leader.

The Knessets in Which it Served:

	8 21/01/1974 13/06/1977	Knesset Members: Zalman Abramov Moshe Arens Yoram Aridor Yohanan Bader Yedidia Be`eri Menahem Begin Meir Cohen-Avidov Geula Cohen Yigal Cohen Haim Corfo Mates Drobles Leon Dycian Simha Erlich Yehezkel Flomin Pesach Grupper Benjamin Halevi Igael Hurvitz Avraham Katz Haim Kaufman Ben-Zion Keshet Joseph Kremerman Haim Landau David Levy Zita Linker Amnon Linn Eitan Livni Yitzhak Moday Amal Nasereldeen Moshe Nissim Akiva Nof Ehud Olmert Gideon Patt Yitzhak Peretz Elimelech Rimalt Hillel Seidel Yitzhak Shamir Ariel Sharon Abraham Shechterman Eliezer Shostak Zalman Shoval Josef Tamir Shmuel Tamir (Katznelson) Menahem Yedid Abraham Yoffe



	9 13/06/1977 20/07/1981	Knesset Members: Moshe Arens Yoram Aridor Elyakim (Gustav) Badian Menahem Begin Yitzhak Berman Meir Cohen-Avidov Yigal Cohen-Orgad Geula Cohen Yigal Cohen Haim Corfo Michael Dekel Sarah Doron Simha Erlich Yehezkel Flomin Pesach Grupper Igael Hurvitz Itzhak Itzhaky Moshe Katsav Avraham Katz Haim Kaufman David Levy Amnon Linn Eitan Livni Moshe Meron Roni Milo Yitzhak Moday Amal Nasereldeen Moshe Nissim Akiva Nof Ehud Olmert Gideon Patt Yitzhak Peretz Shmuel Rechtman Josef Rom Menachem Savidor Hillel Seidel Moshe Shamir Yitzhak Shamir Avraham Sharir Ariel Sharon Dov Shilansky Eliezer Shostak Zalman Shoval David Stern Josef Tamir Ezer Weizman Mordechai Zipori



	10 20/07/1981 13/08/1984	Knesset Members: Moshe Arens Yoram Aridor Menahem Begin Eliahu Ben Elissar Yitzhak Berman Meir Cohen-Avidov Yigal Cohen-Orgad Yigal Cohen Haim Corfo Michael Dekel Sarah Doron Simha Erlich Miriam Glazer-Taasa Pinhas Goldstein Pesach Grupper Abraham Hirchson Moshe Katsav Haim Kaufman Michael Kleiner Eliezer Kulas David Levy Amnon Linn Eitan Livni David Magen (Monsonego) Yaacov Meridor Roni Milo Yitzhak Moday Amal Nasereldeen Moshe Nissim Akiva Nof Ehud Olmert Gideon Patt Yehuda Perach Yitzhak Peretz Michael Reisser Zvi Rener Josef Rom Menachem Savidor Isaac Seyger Benny Shalita Yitzhak Shamir Avraham Sharir Ariel Sharon Meir Sheetrit David Shiffman Dov Shilansky Eliezer Shostak Dan Tichon Ariel Weinstein Dror Zeigerman Mordechai Zipori



	11 13/08/1984 21/11/1988	Knesset Members: Aharon Abuhatssira Moshe Arens Yoram Aridor Eliahu Ben Elissar Meir Cohen-Avidov Yigal Cohen-Orgad Yigal Cohen Haim Corfo Michael Dekel Sarah Doron Michael Eitan Ovadia Eli Gideon Gadot Miriam Glazer-Taasa Pinhas Goldstein Pesach Grupper Igael Hurvitz Moshe Katsav Haim Kaufman Eliezer Kulas Uzi Landau David Levy Uriel Lynn David Magen (Monsonego) Joshua Matza Dan Meridor Roni Milo Yitzhak Moday David Mor Amal Nasereldeen Moshe Nissim Ehud Olmert Gideon Patt Michael Reisser Isaac Seyger Benny Shalita Yaakov Shamay Yitzhak Shamir Avraham Sharir Ariel Sharon Meir Sheetrit Dov Shilansky Eliezer Shostak Dan Tichon Ariel Weinstein



	12 21/11/1988 13/07/1992	Knesset Members: Aharon Abuhatssira Shaul Amor Moshe Arens Ze`ev Binyamin Begin Eliahu Ben Elissar Yigal Cohen Haim Corfo Sarah Doron Michael Eitan Ovadia Eli Gideon Gadot Yosef Goldberg Pinhas Goldstein Pesach Grupper Efraim Gur Tzachi Hanegbi Igael Hurvitz Moshe Katsav Haim Kaufman Michael Kleiner Uzi Landau David Levy Limor Livnat Uriel Lynn David Magen (Monsonego) Joshua Matza Dan Meridor Roni Milo Yitzhak Moday Benjamin Netanyahu Moshe Nissim Ehud Olmert Gideon Patt Yehuda Perach Reuven Rivlin Yeushua Sagi Yaakov Shamay Yitzhak Shamir Avraham Sharir Ariel Sharon Dov Shilansky Zalman Shoval Dan Tichon Ariel Weinstein



	13 13/07/1992 17/06/1996	Knesset Members: Yosef Ahimeir Shaul Amor Asaad Asaad Ze`ev Binyamin Begin Eliahu Ben Elissar Naomi Blumenthal Michael Eitan Ovadia Eli Efraim Gur Tzachi Hanegbi Abraham Hirchson Moshe Katsav Haim Kaufman Uzi Landau David Levy Limor Livnat David Magen (Monsonego) Joshua Matza David Mena Dan Meridor Roni Milo Ron Nachman Benjamin Netanyahu Moshe Nissim Ehud Olmert Gideon Patt Michael Ratzon Silvan Shalom Yaakov Shamay Yitzhak Shamir Ariel Sharon Meir Sheetrit Dov Shilansky Dan Tichon Ariel Weinstein



	14 17/06/1996 07/06/1999	Knesset Members: Shaul Amor Naomi Blumenthal Ze`ev Boim Michael Eitan Gideon Ezra Tzachi Hanegbi Abraham Hirchson Moshe Katsav Yisrael Katz Uzi Landau Limor Livnat Joshua Matza Benjamin Netanyahu Reuven Rivlin Silvan Shalom Ariel Sharon Meir Sheetrit Doron Shmueli Dan Tichon



	15 07/06/1999 17/02/2003	Knesset Members: Moshe Arens Naomi Blumenthal Ze`ev Boim Eli Cohen Michael Eitan Gideon Ezra Tzachi Hanegbi Abraham Hirchson Ayoob Kara Moshe Katsav Yisrael Katz Uzi Landau Yechiel Lasry Limor Livnat Tzipi Livni Joshua Matza Roni Milo Dan Naveh Benjamin Netanyahu Reuven Rivlin Silvan Shalom Ariel Sharon Meir Sheetrit Yuval Steinitz



	16 17/02/2003 17/04/2006	Knesset Members: Eli Aflalo Ruhama Avraham Balila Ronnie Bar-On Daniel Benlolo Naomi Blumenthal Ze`ev Boim Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Jacob Edery Michael Eitan Gilad Erdan Gideon Ezra Gila Gamliel Inbal Gavriely Michael Gorlovsky Tzachi Hanegbi Yehiel Hazan Abraham Hirchson Moshe Kahlon Ayoob Kara Haim Katz Yisrael Katz Uzi Landau David Levy Limor Livnat Tzipi Livni David Mena Lea Nass Dan Naveh Benjamin Netanyahu Ehud Olmert Michael Ratzon Reuven Rivlin Penina Rosenblum Gideon Sa`ar Silvan Shalom Ariel Sharon Omri Sharon Meir Sheetrit Marina Solodkin Yuval Steinitz Majallie Whbee Ehud Yatom



	17 17/04/2006 24/02/2009	Knesset Members: Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Michael Eitan Gilad Erdan Moshe Kahlon Haim Katz Yisrael Katz Limor Livnat Dan Naveh Benjamin Netanyahu Reuven Rivlin Gideon Sa`ar Silvan Shalom Natan Sharansky Yuval Steinitz



	18 24/02/2009 05/02/2013	Knesset Members: Alali Adamso Ofir Akunis Ze`ev Binyamin Begin Danny Danon Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Michael Eitan Zeev Elkin Gilad Erdan Gila Gamliel Tzipi Hotovely Moshe Kahlon Ayoob Kara Haim Katz Yisrael Katz Yariv Levin Limor Livnat Dan Meridor Lea Nass Benjamin Netanyahu Yossi Peled Zion Pinyan Miri Regev Reuven Rivlin Gideon Sa`ar Silvan Shalom Carmel Shama Hacohen Yuval Steinitz Moshe Ya`alon



Color Key: Black: A Member of the Knesset who was a member of the parliamentary group throughout the group’s existence in that Knesset Blue: A Member of the Knesset who left the parliamentary group, resigned from the Knesset or passed away Green: A Member of the Knesset who joined a parliamentary group and remained in it until the end of the group’s existence in that Knesset Orange: A Member of the Knesset who joined a parliamentary group and then left it in the course of the Knesset’s term Purple: A Member of the Knesset who left a parliamentary group, and returned to it in the course of the Knesset’s term

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