List of presidents of Israel

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This is the list of presidents of the State of Israel.

Chairmen of the Provisional State Council (1948–1949)

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Chairman Elected
(term)
No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan)
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

List of presidents (since 1949)

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President Elected
(term)
No. Portrait Name
(Lifespan)
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[1] 1951 (2nd)
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[2] 1962 (5th)
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[3] 1998 (13th)
8   Moshe Katsav
משה קצב
(born 1945)
1 August 2000 1 July 2007[4][5] Likud 2000 (14th)
9   Shimon Peres
שמעון פרס
(1923–2016)
15 July 2007 24 July 2014 Kadima 2007 (15th)
10   Reuven Rivlin
ראובן ריבלין
(born 1939)
24 July 2014 7 July 2021 Likud 2014 (16th)
11   Isaac Herzog
יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג
(born 1960)
7 July 2021 Incumbent
(Term expires in 2028)
Independent 2021 (17th)

References

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