List of presidents of Israel

This article lists the Chairmen of the Provisional State Council and Presidents of Israel since the adoption of the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.

Chairmen of the Provisional State Council (1948–1949)

Colour key
Mapai General Zionists

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization and Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.

As Chairman of the Provisional State Council, Chaim Weizmann served as the de facto head of state until his election as President.

Chairman Elected
(term)
No. Portrait Name
(birth and death)
Term of office Political party
(at time of appointment)
1 David Ben-Gurion
דוד בן-גוריון
(1886–1973)
14 May 1948 16 May 1948 Mapai
2 Chaim Weizmann
חיים עזריאל ויצמן
(1874–1952)
16 May 1948 17 February 1949 General Zionists

Presidents of Israel (1949–present)

Colour key
General Zionists Mapai Alignment Labor Likud Kadima Independent

Nine people have served as President of Israel, four of whom have served two consecutive terms and one, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, has served three consecutive terms.

Reuven Rivlin has been serving as the tenth and current President of Israel since 2014.

President Elected
(term)
No. Portrait Name
(birth and death)
Term of office Political party
(at time of appointment)
1 Chaim Weizmann
חיים עזריאל ויצמן
(1874–1952)
17 February 1949 25 November 1951 General Zionists 1949 (1st)
25 November 1951 9 November 1952 1951 (2nd)
Yosef Sprinzak
Acting
יוסף שפרינצק
(1885–1959)
9 November 1952 16 December 1952 Mapai
2 Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
יצחק בן צבי
(1884–1963)
16 December 1952 28 October 1957 Mapai 1952 (3rd)
28 October 1957 30 October 1962 1957 (4th)
30 October 1962 23 April 1963 1962 (5th)
Kadish Luz
Acting
קדיש לוז
(1885–1972)
23 April 1963 21 May 1963 Mapai
3 Zalman Shazar
זלמן שז"ר
(1889–1974)
21 May 1963 26 March 1968 Mapai 1963 (6th)
26 March 1968 24 May 1973 1968 (7th)
4 Ephraim Katzir
אפרים קציר
(1916–2009)
24 May 1973 29 May 1978 Alignment 1973 (8th)
5 Yitzhak Navon
יצחק נבון
(1921–2015)
29 May 1978 5 May 1983 Alignment 1978 (9th)
6 Chaim Herzog
חיים הרצוג
(1918–1997)
5 May 1983 23 February 1988 Alignment 1983 (10th)
23 February 1988 13 May 1993 1988 (11th)
7 Ezer Weizman
עזר ויצמן
(1924–2005)
13 May 1993 4 March 1998 Labor 1993 (12th)
4 March 1998 13 July 2000 1998 (13th)
Avraham Burg
Acting
אברהם בורג
(1955–)
13 July 2000 1 August 2000 Labor
8 Moshe Katsav
משה קצב
(1945–)
1 August 2000 1 July 2007 Likud 2000 (14th)
Dalia Itzik
Acting
דליה איציק
(1952–)
1 July 2007 15 July 2007 Kadima
9 Shimon Peres
שמעון פרס
(1923–2016)
15 July 2007 24 July 2014 Kadima 2007 (15th)
10 Reuven Rivlin
ראובן ריבלין
(1939–)
24 July 2014 Incumbent
(Term expires on 24 July 2021)
Likud 2014 (16th)

Notes

  1. ^ David Ben-Gurion preceded Weizmann as Chairman of Provisional State Council, a position which he held from 14 to 16 or 17 May 1948. Weizmann's position remained as Chairman of Provisional State Council until 17 February 1949, when he was declared President by the first Knesset. Upon Weizmann's death on 9 November 1952, Knesset Speaker Yosef Sprinzak took over as Acting President of Israel until the inauguration of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.
  2. ^ Upon Ben-Zvi's death on 23 April 1963, Knesset Speaker Kadish Luz took over as Acting President of Israel until the appointment of Zalman Shazar.
  3. ^ After Weizman resigned from the presidency, Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg took over as Acting President of Israel until the appointment of Moshe Katsav.
  4. ^ After Katsav began a leave of absence due to police investigations on 25 January 2007, Knesset Speaker Dalia Itzik took over as Acting President of Israel. She continued in this role after Katsav's resignation came into effect on 1 July 2007 until Shimon Peres's inauguration on 15 July.
  5. ^ Majalli Wahabi served as acting president while Dalia Itzik was travelling to the United States. He thus become the first Druze and non-Jewish to serve as President of Israel.

Timeline

Reuven RivlinShimon PeresMoshe KatsavEzer WeizmanChaim HerzogYitzhak NavonEphraim KatzirZalman ShazarYitzhak Ben-ZviChaim WeizmannDavid Ben-Gurion

Main biographical data

No. Name Date of birth Date of death Place of birth Place of death Place of burial
1Chaim Weizmann27 November 18749 November 1952Motal,
Russian Empire
Rehovot
Rehovot[1]
2Yitzhak Ben-Zvi24 November 188423 April 1963Poltava,
Russian Empire
Jerusalem
Har HaMenuchot
3Zalman Shazar24 November 18895 October 1974Mir,
Russian Empire
Jerusalem
Mount Herzl
4Ephraim Katzir16 May 191630 May 2009Kiev,
Russian Empire
Rehovot
Rehovot Cemetery
5Yitzhak Navon9 April 19217 November 2015Jerusalem,
Mandatory Palestine
Jerusalem
Mount Herzl
[2]
6Chaim Herzog17 September 191817 April 1997Belfast,
United Kingdom
Tel Aviv
Mount Herzl
7Ezer Weizman15 June 192424 April 2005Tel Aviv,
Mandatory Palestine
Caesarea
Or Akiva
8Moshe Katsav5 December 1945Yazd,
Iran
9Shimon Peres2 August 192328 September 2016 Vishnyeva,
Poland
Ramat Gan
Mount Herzl
10Reuven Rivlin9 September 1939Jerusalem,
Mandatory Palestine

See also

  • President of Israel
  • List of Presidents of Israel by longevity
  • List of Prime Ministers of Israel

References

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