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.
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NameYearsTypeOther Names
Chaim Weizmann1949-1952president(Vaytsman)
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi1952-1963president(Ben-Tsvi)
Zalman Shazar1963-1973president(Rubashov)
Ephraim Katzir1973-1978president(Katchalski, Katsir)
Yitzhak Navon1978-1983president
Chaim Herzog1983-1993president
Ezer Weizman1993-2000president(Vaytsman)
Moshe Katsav2000-2007president
Reuven Rivlin2014-2021president
Isaac Herzog2021-president(Hertsog)
David Ben-Gurion1948-1954; 1955-1963prime minister(Grün)
Moshe Sharett1954-1955prime minister(Chertok)
Levi Eshkol1963-1969prime minister(Shkolnik)
Golda Meir1969-1974prime minister(Mabovitch)
Yitzhak Rabin1974-1977; 1992-1995prime minister
Menachem Begin1977-1983prime minister
Yitzhak Shamir1983-1984; 1986-1992prime minister(Jaziernicki, Yezernitsky)
Benjamin Netanyahu1996-1999; 2009-2021; 2022-prime minister
Ehud Barak1999-2001prime minister(Brog)
Ariel Sharon2001-2006prime minister(Scheinermann)
Ehud Olmert2006-2009prime minister
Naftali Bennett2021-2022prime minister(Benet)
Yair Lapid2022prime minister
Shimon Peres1984-1986; 1995-1996; 2007-2014prime minister; president(Perski)