Shimon Peres

**Shimon Peres**  (; born **Szymon Perski**; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was a Polish-born Israeli statesman. He was the President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel. He also served as Interim Prime Minister twice. Peres has been a member of 12 cabinets. His political career spanned over 66 years.

He was one of three leaders who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.  The others were Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. All three got the prizes for trying to make peace in the Middle East.

On September 13, 2016, Peres, aged 93, suffered a severe stroke and was hospitalized in Ramat Gan, Israel. He had suffered a massive brain hemorrhage. Two days later, he was reported as being in a serious but stable condition. However, on September 26, an examination found damage to his brainstem. He died on September 28 of complications from the stroke.

His cousin was the American Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall. Their fathers were brothers.

## More reading

- _Shimon Peres The Biography_ (2006), Michael Bar-Zohar

## Other websites

- Official Israeli Presidency website

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Excellency, His Excellency
- **name**: Shimon Peres
- **image**: Shimon Peres (1986).jpg
- **caption**: Peres in 1986
- **office**: 9th President of Israel
- **primeminister**: Ehud Olmert
Benjamin Netanyahu
- **term start**: 15 July 2007
- **term end**: 24 July 2014
- **predecessor**: Moshe Katsav
- **successor**: Reuven Rivlin
- **office1**: 8th Prime Minister of Israel
- **president1**: Ezer Weizman
- **term start1**: 4 November 1995
- **term end1**: 18 June 1996
Acting (law), Acting: 4 November 1995 – 22 November 1995
- **predecessor1**: Yitzhak Rabin
- **successor1**: Benjamin Netanyahu
- **president2**: Chaim Herzog
- **term start2**: 13 September 1984
- **term end2**: 20 October 1986
- **predecessor2**: Yitzhak Shamir
- **successor2**: Yitzhak Shamir
- **president3**: Ephraim Katzir
- **term start3**: 22 April 1977
- **term end3**: 21 June 1977
Acting
- **predecessor3**: Yitzhak Rabin
- **successor3**: Menachem Begin
- **office4**: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **primeminister4**: Ariel Sharon
- **deputy4**: Michael Melchior
- **term start4**: 7 March 2001
- **term end4**: 2 November 2002
- **predecessor4**: Shlomo Ben-Ami
- **successor4**: Benjamin Netanyahu
- **primeminister5**: Yitzhak Rabin
- **deputy5**: Yossi Beilin
Eli Dayan
- **term start5**: 14 July 1992
- **term end5**: 22 November 1995
- **predecessor5**: David Levy (Israeli politician), David Levy
- **successor5**: Ehud Barak
- **primeminister6**: Yitzhak Shamir
- **term start6**: 20 October 1986
- **term end6**: 23 December 1988
- **predecessor6**: Yitzhak Shamir
- **successor6**: Moshe Arens
- **office7**: Ministry of Defense (Israel), Minister of Defence
- **term start7**: 4 November 1995
- **term end7**: 18 June 1996
- **predecessor7**: Yitzhak Rabin
- **successor7**: Yitzhak Mordechai
- **primeminister8**: Yitzhak Rabin
- **term start8**: 3 June 1974
- **term end8**: 20 June 1977
- **predecessor8**: Moshe Dayan
- **successor8**: Ezer Weizman
- **office9**: Ministry of Finance (Israel), Minister of Finance
- **primeminister9**: Yitzhak Shamir
- **term start9**: 22 December 1988
- **term end9**: 15 March 1990
- **predecessor9**: Moshe Nissim
- **successor9**: Yitzhak Shamir
- **office10**: Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, Minister of Transportation
- **primeminister10**: Golda Meir
- **term start10**: 1 September 1970
- **term end10**: 10 March 1974
- **predecessor10**: Ezer Weizman
- **successor10**: Aharon Yariv
- **office11**: Member of the Knesset
- **term start11**: 3 November 1959
- **term end11**: 13 June 2007
- **birthname**: Szymon Perski
- **birth place**: Wiszniew, Second Polish Republic, Poland
- **death place**: Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- **resting place**: Mount Herzl, Jerusalem, Israel
- **party**: Mapai (1959–1965)
Rafi (political party), Rafi (1965–1968)
Israeli Labor Party, Labor (1968–2005)
Kadima (2005–2016)
- **otherparty**: Alignment (political party), Alignment (1965–1991)
- **children**: Tsvia Walden, Zvia
Yoni
Chemi
- **alma mater**: The New School
New York University
Harvard University
- **awards**: Nobel Peace Prize (1994)
- **branch**: Haganah
Israeli Defense Forces
- **signature**: Shimon Peres signature - en.svg