List of Presidents of Israel
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.

List of Presidents of Israel

Section Title: Chairmen of the Provisional State Council (1948–1949)
Table Section Text: 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.

Chairman	Elected (term)

No.	Portrait	Name (birth and death)	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	—

Sentence(s)

Chaim Azriel Weizmann was a Zionist and the President of Israel.

final_sentence: Chaim Azriel Weizmann was a Zionist and the President of Israel.