President of Israel

The President of the State of Israel has a largely ceremonial role. The President has few powers and is elected to a seven-year term by a simple majority of the Knesset. A president cannot be re-elected to a second term. Until recently, the president was elected for a five-year term, and was allowed to serve up to two terms in office.

• Chaim Weizmann 1949-1952
• Itzhak Ben-Zvi 1952-1963
• Zalman Shazar 1963-1973
• Ephraim Katzir 1973-1978
• Yitzhak Navon 1978-1983
• Chaim Herzog 1983-1993
• Ezer Weizman 1993-2000
• Moshe Katsav since 2000

External link

• Site of the President of Israel (English)
• Site of the President of Israel (Main Page)