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Golda Meir

Prime Minister of Israel, 1969 to 1974

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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 ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person'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
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Golda Meir

David Ben-Gurion First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 to 1954 and 1955 to 196399%Charles de Gaulle President of France, 1959 to 196999%Harry S. Truman US President, 1945 to 195398%Yitzhak Rabin Prime Minister of Israel, 1974 to 1977 and 1992 to 199598%Richard Nixon US President, 1969 to 197497%Benazir Bhutto Prime Minister of Pakistan, 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 199697%Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor, 161 to 18097%Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt, 2014 to present96%

People furthest from Golda Meir

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19404%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19805%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19105%Murray Rothbard American economist, 1926 to 19956%

Political views closest to Golda Meir

GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…98%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…96%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…96%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…94%

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