| No. |
Picture |
Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Amir, YisraelYisrael Amir (1902–2002) | May 1948 | July 1948 | 2 months | [1] |
| 2 | | Remez, AharonAharon Remez (1919–1994) | July 1948 | December 1950 | 2 years, 5 months | [1] |
| 3 | | Shamir, ShlomoShlomo Shamir (1915–2009) | December 1950 | August 1951 | 8 months | [1] |
| 4 | | Laskov, HaimHaim Laskov (1919–1982) | August 1951 | May 1953 | 1 year, 9 months | [1] |
| 5 | | Tolkowsky, DanDan Tolkowsky (born 1921) | May 1953 | July 1958 | 5 years, 2 months | [1] |
| 6 | | Weizman, EzerEzer Weizman (1924–2005) | July 1958 | April 1966 | 7 years, 9 months | [1] |
| 7 | | Hod, MordechaiMordechai Hod (1926–2003) | April 1966 | May 1973 | 7 years, 1 month | [1] |
| 8 | | Peled, BennyBenny Peled (1928–2002) | May 1973 | October 1977 | 4 years, 5 months | [1] |
| 9 | | Ivry, DavidDavid Ivry (born 1934) | October 1977 | December 1982 | 5 years, 2 months | [1] |
| 10 | | Lapidot, AmosAmos Lapidot (1934–2019) | December 1982 | September 1987 | 4 years, 9 months | [1] |
| 11 | | Ben, AvihuAvihu Ben-Nun (born 1939) | September 1987 | January 1992 | 4 years, 4 months | [1] |
| 12 | | Bodinger, HerzlHerzl Bodinger (born 1943) | January 1992 | July 1996 | 4 years, 6 months | [1] |
| 13 | | Eliyahu, EitanEitan Ben Eliyahu (born 1944) | July 1996 | April 2000 | 3 years, 9 months | [1] |
| 14 | | Halutz, DanDan Halutz (born 1948) | April 2000 | April 2004 | 4 years | [1] |
| 15 | | Shkedi, EliezerEliezer Shkedi (born 1957) | April 2004 | May 2008 | 4 years, 1 month | [1] |
| 16 | | Nehoshtan, IdoIdo Nehoshtan (born 1957) | May 2008 | May 2012 | 4 years | [1] |
| 17 | | Eshel, AmirAmir Eshel (born 1959) | May 2012 | August 2017 | 5 years, 3 months | [1] |
| 18 | | Eshel, AmirAmikam Norkin (born 1966) | August 2017 | April 2022 | 4 years, 8 months | [2] |
| 19 | | Norkin, AmikamTomer Bar (born 1969) | April 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 6 months | [3] |