About this sound Levi Eshkol (help·info) (Hebrew: ????? ??????????; born Levi Shkolnik (Hebrew: ????? ??????????) 25 October 1895 – 26 February 1969) served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a heart attack in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office.
Member of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament from 1951 until his death in 1969.
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Father of four daughters, by his two first wives: Noa, Dvora, Tama & Ofra. Tama Eshkol is wife of Israeli Minister Avraham Shohat.
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Held the following positions in the Israeli government: Minister of Agriculture (1951-1952), Minister of Finance (1952-1963) & Minister of Defence (1963-1967)