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 Eyal Zamir is the current incumbent.

The Military Secretary to the Prime Minister is privy to every product of the Israeli Intelligence Community. The role does not have much authority, yet is one of the most influential 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 a mere Lieutenant Colonel; Hebrew: סגן אלוף‎), but ever since the 1990s, Major-Generals (Hebrew: אלוף‎) serve 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, at the expense of other considerations, and thus have suggested that the position of Military Secretary should be held by a lower rank.

The role of the Military Secretary has been diminished somewhat by the increasing importance of the National Security Council and the National Security Advisor.

Military Secretaries

Name	Tenure	Notes
Lt. Colonel Nehemiah Argov	1948–1957	Did not serve in 1954–55
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	Currently, 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	2010–2012
Maj. General Eyal Zamir	2012–2015
Brigadier General Eliezer Toledano [1]	2015-	Incumbent