Golda Meir

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Golda Meir   earlier Golda Meyerson born Golda Mabovitch 3 May 1898 8 December 1978 was a teacher kibbutznik and politician who became the fourth Prime Minister of the State of Israel Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel on 17 March 1969 after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister Israels first and the worlds third woman to hold such an office she was described as the Iron Lady of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British prime minister Margaret Thatcher Former prime minister David BenGurion used to call Meir the best man in the government she was often portrayed as the strongwilled straighttalking greybunned grandmother of the Jewish people Description above from the Wikipedia article Golda Meir licensed under CCBYSAfull list of contributors on Wikipedia