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Military Secretary to the Prime Minister
Israeli military advisor
Israeli military advisor
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Military Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| native_name | המזכיר הצבאי לראש הממשלה |
| insignia | Emblem of Israel alternative gold.svg |
| image | IDF 210th Division change of command ceremony, September 2022. II.jpg |
| imagesize | 300 |
| incumbent | Aluf Roman Gofman |
| incumbentsince | 16 May 2024 |
| department | |
| member_of | *The General Staff |
| reports_to | Prime Minister |
| appointer | Prime Minister by recommend of Chief of the General Staff |
| formation | 17 March 1948 |
| first | Nehemiah Argov |
- Intelligence Community
- Prime Minister's Staff
The military secretary to the Prime Minister (, HaMazkir HaTzva'i Shel Rosh HaMemshala), is the senior military adviser to the Prime Minister of Israel on military and national security issues. As a member of the Military Staff, the position is privy to most products of the Israeli Intelligence Community. The position's current incumbent is Aluf Roman Gofman.
History
Earlier military secretaries held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (). In later years, Major-General's () and Brigadier Generals () have served in the position.
Position's influence
It has been suggested that the raising of status of the military secretary has resulted in military considerations unduly weighing upon Israel's national security policy at the expense of other considerations. It has been additionally suggested that to remedy this, the position of military secretary ought to be held by a lower rank. Critics of this view have suggested that the military secretary's influence follows that of other positions, namely, the National Security Council and the National Security Advisor.
List of military secretaries
| Name | Tenure | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lt. Colonel | 1948–1957 | Did not serve in 1954–55 | |
| Maj. General Chaim Ben-David | 1957–1963 | ||
| Brig. General | 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 | ||
| Maj. General Moshe Kaplinsky | 2001–2002 | ||
| Maj. General Yoav Gallant | 2002–2005 | ||
| Maj. General Gadi Shamni | 2005–2007 | ||
| Maj. General Meir Kalifi | 2007–2009 | ||
| Maj. General Yohanan Locker | 2010–2012 | ||
| Maj. General Eyal Zamir | 2012–2015 | ||
| Brigadier General Eliezer Toledano | 2015–2018 | ||
| Brigadier General Avi Bluth | 2018–2021 | ||
| Maj. General Avi Gil | 2021–2024 | ||
| Maj. General Roman Gofman | 2024 – |
References
References
- Haviv Rettig Gur. (6 January 2014). "Inside Israel's White House: How Netanyahu runs the country". [[The Times of Israel]].
- Zeyton, Yoav. (14 August 2015). "אליעזר טולדנו מונה למזכיר הצבאי של ראש הממשלה ויעלה לדרגת תת-אלוף".
- Ahronheim, Anna. (2018-07-17). "Netanyahu appoints Col. Avi Blot as new military secretary".
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