Yaakov Terner (, born 1935 in Kfar Yona, Israel) is the former mayor of Beersheba and Israeli general. Terner held the position for ten years, being elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2003. He lost the position in 2008 to his former deputy mayor, Rubik Danilovich. Terner won just 30 percent of the vote versus 60 percent for Danilovich.