Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as the tenth Prime Minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. He was also the leader of the Labor Party from 2007 to 2011 and a member of the Knesset from 2013 to 2019. Barak was born in 1942 and served in the Israel Defense Forces for 35 years, eventually reaching the rank of General. He was the Chief of Staff of the IDF from 1991 to 1995 and was awarded the Medal of Distinguished Service and four Chief of Staff citations for his service.