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)

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.

Presidents of Israel (1949–present)

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.

Timeline

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