The alternate prime minister of Israel ( he, ראש הממשלה החליפי, translit=Rosh ha-memshela ha-ḥalifi) is the ''de facto'' deputy of the prime minister of Israel and the second highest ranking cabinet minister, who is designated to replace the prime minister of Israel in a rotation government. The position was created '' de jure'' to resolve the

2019–2022 Israeli political crisis The 2019–2022 Israeli political crisis is a period of political instability in the State of Israel, in which five Knesset snap elections were held in a span of nearly four years: in April 2019, September 2019, March 2020, March 2021 and ...

, alongside the formal rotation mechanism of the alternation government. It existed '' de facto'' in the 1984–88 rotation government, which was established on the basis of a non-binding rotation agreement. According to the Basic Law: The Government, the government swearing-in includes a target date for the prime minister and alternate prime minister to switch their posts. Government ministers report either to the prime minister or the alternate prime minister, with the prime minister being unable to dismiss cabinet ministers reporting to the alternate prime minister without the alternate prime minister's consent. The most recent alternate prime minister was Naftali Bennett, who served from 1 July to 8 November 2022.

List of alternate prime ministers

''De facto''

''De jure''

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