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/Alignment/Labor		General Zionists

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

Chairman						Elected (Term)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party (at time of appointment)	Elected (Term)
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

A total of nine people have served as President of Israel, four of whom have served two consecutive terms. Additionally, one person, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, has served three consecutive terms.

President						Elected (Term)
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office		Political Party (at time of appointment)	Elected (Term)
1		Chaim Weizmann חיים עזריאל ויצמן‎ (1874–1952)	17 February 1949	25 November 1951	General Zionists	1949 (1st)
1		Chaim Weizmann חיים עזריאל ויצמן‎ (1874–1952)	25 November 1951	9 November 1952	General Zionists	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		1962 (5th)
3		Zalman Shazar זלמן שז"ר‎ (1889–1974)	21 May 1963	26 March 1968	Mapai	1963 (6th)
3		Zalman Shazar זלמן שז"ר‎ (1889–1974)	26 March 1968	24 May 1973	Mapai	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)
6		Chaim Herzog חיים הרצוג‎ (1918–1997)	23 February 1988	13 May 1993	Alignment	1988 (11th)
7		Ezer Weizman עזר ויצמן‎ (1924–2005)	13 May 1993	4 March 1998	Labor	1993 (12th)
7		Ezer Weizman עזר ויצמן‎ (1924–2005)	4 March 1998	13 July 2000	Labor	1998 (13th)
8		Moshe Katsav משה קצב‎ (1945–)	1 August 2000	1 July 2007	Likud	2000 (14th)
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	Likud	2014 (16th)

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Notes

^ 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 until the inauguration of Yitzhak Ben-Zvi.
^ Upon Ben-Zvi's death on 23 April 1963, Knesset speaker Kadish Luz took over as acting president until the appointment of Zalman Shazar.
^ After Weizman resigned from the Presidency, Knesset speaker Avraham Burg took over as acting president until the appointment of Moshe Katsav.
^ After Katsav began a leave of absence due to police investigations on 25 January 2007, Knesset speaker Dalia Itzik took over as acting President. She continued in this role after Katsav's resignation came into effect on 1 July 2007 until Shimon Peres' inauguration on 15 July.
^ Majalli Wahabi assumed the presidency when Dalia Itzik was travelling to the United States becoming the first Druze and non-Jewish President of Israel.

Main biographical data

No.	Name	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Place of Birth	Place of Death	Place of Burial
1	Weizmann, ChaimChaim Weizmann	000000001874-11-27-000027 November 1874	000000001952-11-09-00009 November 1952	Motal, Russian Empire	Rehovot	Rehovot^[1]
2	Ben-Zvi, YitzhakYitzhak Ben-Zvi	000000001884-11-24-000024 November 1884	000000001963-04-23-000023 April 1963	Poltava, Russian Empire	Jerusalem	Har HaMenuchot
3	Shazar, ZalmanZalman Shazar	000000001889-11-24-000024 November 1889	000000001974-10-05-00005 October 1974	Mir, Russian Empire	Jerusalem	Mount Herzl
4	Katzir, EphraimEphraim Katzir	000000001916-05-16-000016 May 1916	000000002009-05-30-000030 May 2009	Kiev, Russian Empire	Rehovot	Rehovot Cemetery
5	Navon, YitzhakYitzhak Navon	000000001921-04-09-00009 April 1921	000000002015-11-07-00007 November 2015	Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine	Jerusalem	Mount Herzl ^[2]
6	Herzog, ChaimChaim Herzog	000000001918-09-17-000017 September 1918	000000001997-04-17-000017 April 1997	Belfast, United Kingdom	Tel Aviv	Mount Herzl
7	Weizman, EzerEzer Weizman	000000001924-06-15-000015 June 1924	000000002005-04-24-000024 April 2005	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine	Caesarea	Or Akiva
8	Katsav, MosheMoshe Katsav	000000001945-12-05-00005 December 1945		Yazd, Iran
9	Peres, ShimonShimon Peres	000000001923-08-02-00002 August 1923	28 September 2016	Vishnyeva, Poland	Ramat Gan	Mount Herzl
10	Rivlin, ReuvenReuven Rivlin	000000001939-09-09-00009 September 1939		Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

References

↑ "Chaim Weizmann - First President of the State of Israel". president.gov.il. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
↑ Lis, Jonathan (8 November 2015). "Yitzhak Navon, Israel's Fifth President, Laid to Rest at Jerusalem's Mt. Herzl Cemetery". Haaretz.

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