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This article lists the presidents of theProvisional State Council andPresidents ofIsrael since the adoption of theIsraeli Declaration of Independence in 1948.

The President of Israel is thede jurehead of state of Israel. The position is largely an apolitical and ceremonial role, and is not considered a part of any Government Branch. The President's ceremonial roles include signing every law (except those pertaining to the President's powers) and international or bilateral treaty, ceremonially appointing the Prime Minister, confirming and endorsing the credentials of ambassadors, and receiving the credentials of foreign diplomats. The President also has several important functions in government. The President is the only government official with the power to pardon or commute prisoners. The President appoints the governor of theBank of Israel, the president of the national emergency relief serviceMagen David Adom, and the members and leaders of several institutions. The President also ceremonially appoints judges to their posts after their selection.^[1]

Presidents of the Provisional State Council (1948–1949)

Colour key
	Mapai		General Zionists

TheDeclaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 byDavid Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of theWorld Zionist Organization and Chairman of theJewish Agency for Palestine.

As President of theProvisional State Council, the interim legislative and executive authority that served until the formation of Israel's provisional government,Chaim Weizmann served as thede facto head of state until his election as President of Israel in 1949.

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

Eleven people have served as President of Israel, four of whom have served two consecutive terms. Another,Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, was elected to three consecutive terms, although he died in office soon after the beginning of his third term.

Isaac Herzog has been serving as the 11th President of Israel since 2021.

President						Elected (term)
No.	Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	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^[1]	General Zionists	1951 (2nd)
–		Yosef Sprinzak יוסף שפרינצק (1885–1959) Acting	9 November 1952	16 December 1952	Mapai	–
2		Yitzhak Ben-Zvi יצחק בן צבי (1884–1963)	16 December 1952	30 October 1957^[2]	Mapai	1952 (3rd)
			30 October 1957	30 October 1962		1957 (4th)
			30 October 1962	23 April 1963^[2]		1962 (5th)
–		Kadish Luz קדיש לוז (1895–1972) Acting	23 April 1963	21 May 1963	Mapai	–
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 Labor	1973 (8th)
5		Yitzhak Navon יצחק נבון (1921–2015)	29 May 1978	5 May 1983	Alignment Labor	1978 (9th)
6		Chaim Herzog חיים הרצוג (1918–1997)	5 May 1983	23 February 1988	Alignment Labor	1983 (10th)
6		Chaim Herzog חיים הרצוג (1918–1997)	23 February 1988	13 May 1993	Alignment Labor	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^[3]	Labor	1998 (13th)
–		Avraham Burg אברהם בורג (born 1955) Acting	13 July 2000	1 August 2000	One Israel Labor	–
8		Moshe Katsav משה קצב (born 1945)	1 August 2000	1 July 2007^[4]^[5]	Likud	2000 (14th)
–		Dalia Itzik דליה איציק (born 1952) Acting	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 (born 1939)	24 July 2014	7 July 2021	Likud	2014 (16th)
11		Isaac Herzog יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג (born 1960)	7 July 2021	(Term expires in 2028)	Labor	2021 (17th)

Notes

^David Ben-Gurion preceded Weizmann as Chairman ofProvisional 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 thefirst 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.
^ Upon Ben-Zvi's death on 23 April 1963, Knesset SpeakerKadish Luz took over as Acting President of Israel until the appointment of Zalman Shazar.
^ After Weizman resigned from the presidency, Knesset SpeakerAvraham Burg took over as Acting President of Israel until the appointment of Moshe Katsav.
^ After Katsav began a leave of absence due to police investigations on 25 January 2007, Knesset SpeakerDalia 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.
^Majalli Wahabi served as Acting President while Dalia Itzik was travelling to the United States. He thus become the first Druze and non-Jew to serve as Acting President of Israel.

Timeline

Main biographical data

No.	Name	Date of birth	Date of death	Place of birth	Place of death	Place of burial
1	Chaim Weizmann	27 November 1874	9 November 1952	Motal, Russian Empire	Rehovot	Rehovot^[3]
2	Yitzhak Ben-Zvi	24 November 1884	23 April 1963	Poltava, Russian Empire	Jerusalem	Har HaMenuchot
3	Zalman Shazar	24 November 1889	5 October 1974	Mir, Russian Empire	Jerusalem	Mount Herzl
4	Ephraim Katzir	16 May 1916	30 May 2009	Kiev, Russian Empire	Rehovot	Rehovot Cemetery
5	Yitzhak Navon	9 April 1921	7 November 2015	Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine	Jerusalem	Mount Herzl ^[4]
6	Chaim Herzog	17 September 1918	17 April 1997	Belfast, United Kingdom	Tel Aviv	Mount Herzl
7	Ezer Weizman	15 June 1924	24 April 2005	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine	Caesarea	Or Akiva
8	Moshe Katsav	5 December 1945		Yazd, Pahlavi Iran
9	Shimon Peres	2 August 1923	28 September 2016	Vishnyeva, Poland	Ramat Gan	Mount Herzl
10	Reuven Rivlin	9 September 1939		Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
11	Isaac Herzog	22 September 1960		Tel Aviv, Israel