| Shimon Peres was the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986. In addition to several other important government posts, Peres also served as the leader of the Labor party. In 1992 he lost the party leadership to Yitzhak Rabin, who subsequently became prime minister. Rabin appointed Peres foreign minister of Israel, and in September 1993 Peres signed a historic peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. |