Portrait of Golda Meir
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Golda Meir

Prime Minister of Israel, 1969 to 1974

Israel's only woman prime minister led the country during the 1973 Yom Kippur War and resigned afterward.

Golda Meir sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly strength-first on war and peace, strongly nationalist on nation and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Golda Meir sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Golda Meir

David Ben-Gurion First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 to 1954 and 1955 to 196389%Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel, 1974 to 1977 and 1992 to 199583%Harry S. Truman US President, 1945 to 195382%Charles de Gaulle President of France, 1959 to 196981%Catherine the Great Empress of Russia, 1762 to 179678%Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 199676%

Leaders furthest from Golda Meir

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement12%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201522%Leon Trotsky Soviet revolutionary and founder of the Red Army24%

Political views closest to Golda Meir

GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…81%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…75%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…72%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Willem van de Poll, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.