Military Secretary to the Prime Minister

The Military Secretary to the Prime Minister (Hebrew: המזכיר הצבאי של ראש הממשלה‎, Ha-Mazkir Ha-Tzvaei Shel Rosh-Ha'Memshalah), is the senior military adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel on Military and on national security issues. Major-General Yohanan Locker is currently the post holder.

The Military Secretary to the Prime Minister is informed on every intelligence information of the Israeli Intelligence Community without limits. He does not have much authorities, yet he is one of the most influential officials on Israel's national security policy. The Military Secretary is also a member of the Military Staff.

Previously, there were Brigadier Generals (Hebrew: תת-אלוף‎) serving as Military Secretary (The first Military Secretary was even a Lieutenant Colonel; Hebrew: סגן אלוף‎), but ever since the 90s, Major-Generals (Hebrew: אלוף‎) are serving as the Military Secretaries. Some argue that raising the status of the Military Secretary has resulted in Military considerations weighing in, in Decision making processes, on the expanse of other considerations, and thus they have suggested that Military Secretary Position will be held by a lower level of military personnel.

Military Secretaries

Name	Tenure	Notes
Lt. Colonel Nehemiah Argov	1948–1957	Did not serve in 1954–55[citation needed]
Maj. General Chaim Ben-David	1957–1963
Brig. General Yisrael Lior	1963–1974
Brig. General Efraim Poran	1974–1981
Brig. General Azriel Nevo	1981–1993
Maj. General Danny Yatom	1993–1996
Maj. General Zeev Livne	1996–1997
Maj. General Gadi Eisenkot	1999–2001	Currentlly, Northern Command Commander.
Maj. General Moshe Kaplinsky	2001–2002
Maj. General Yoav Galant	2002–2005
Maj. General Gadi Shamni	2005–2007
Maj. General Meir Kalifi	2007–2009
Maj. General Yohanan Locker	2010–	Incumbent [1]

References

1. ^ IAF Brig.-Gen. Yohanan Locker announced as PM's new military secretary, Jerysalem Post, 24 December, 2009