On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power as he was sworn in as prime minister of Israel.

Netanyahu had already served more years as Israel’s prime minister than any man in history. He was first elected in 1996, at age 46 the youngest person to ever serve as prime minister, after having served from 1984-1988 as Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations. He served as prime minister from 1996-1999, then served as Finance Minister from 2003-2005, where he was laser-focused on turning the Jewish state toward capitalism as he reduced tax rates significantly. During his tenure, the debt-to-GDP ratio dropped to one of the lowest in the world, and foreign investment reached record highs. Netanyahu embarked on his longest term as prime minister in 2009, serving for 12 years, an unprecedented length of time.