List of Presidents of Israel
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.

List of Presidents of Israel

Section Title: Presidents of Israel (1949–present)
Table Section Text: 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.

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)

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)

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)

8	Moshe Katsav 2, by Amir Gilad.JPG	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 (Term expires on 24 July 2021)	Likud	2014 (16th)

Sentence(s)

Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.

final_sentence: Shazar served as the third President of Israel from 1963 to 1973.