Israeli Presidents and Prime Ministers
This list is comprised of Israeli Presidents and Prime Ministers since the country's formation in 1948. The President is the head of state, a ceremonial role, while the Prime Minister is the head of government.
| Name | Years | Type | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaim Weizmann | 1949-1952 | president | (Vaytsman) |  |
| Yitzhak Ben-Zvi | 1952-1963 | president | (Ben-Tsvi) | |
| Zalman Shazar | 1963-1973 | president | (Rubashov) | |
| Ephraim Katzir | 1973-1978 | president | (Katchalski, Katsir) | |
| Yitzhak Navon | 1978-1983 | president | | |
| Chaim Herzog | 1983-1993 | president | | |
| Ezer Weizman | 1993-2000 | president | (Vaytsman) | |
| Moshe Katsav | 2000-2007 | president | | |
| Reuven Rivlin | 2014-2021 | president | | |
| Isaac Herzog | 2021- | president | (Hertsog) | |
| David Ben-Gurion | 1948-1954; 1955-1963 | prime minister | (Grün) | |
| Moshe Sharett | 1954-1955 | prime minister | (Chertok) | |
| Levi Eshkol | 1963-1969 | prime minister | (Shkolnik) | |
| Golda Meir | 1969-1974 | prime minister | (Mabovitch) | |
| Yitzhak Rabin | 1974-1977; 1992-1995 | prime minister | | |
| Menachem Begin | 1977-1983 | prime minister | | |
| Yitzhak Shamir | 1983-1984; 1986-1992 | prime minister | (Jaziernicki, Yezernitsky) | |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | 1996-1999; 2009-2021; 2022- | prime minister | | |
| Ehud Barak | 1999-2001 | prime minister | (Brog) | |
| Ariel Sharon | 2001-2006 | prime minister | (Scheinermann) | |
| Ehud Olmert | 2006-2009 | prime minister | | |
| Naftali Bennett | 2021-2022 | prime minister | (Benet) | |
| Yair Lapid | 2022 | prime minister | | |
| Shimon Peres | 1984-1986; 1995-1996; 2007-2014 | prime minister; president | (Perski) | |