List Of Presidents Of Israel
| President of the State of Israel | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Presidency of the State of Israel | |
 Present Incumbent Shimon Peres since 15 July 2007 | |
| Creation | 1948 |
| Term of Office | 7 years |
| First owner | Chaim Weizmann |
| Official residence | Bet HaNassi ( Jerusalem ) |
| Website | yashan.president.gov.il |
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Chairman of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. It was essentially a ceremonial function. The current president is Shimon Peres.
Summary |
Election of President
A majority vote of an absolute (61 votes) of the Knesset directly appoints the new president. If no candidate comes out after the first three rounds of voting, a majority vote shall suffice.
He is elected for a term of seven years and can not be re-elected (before a recent reform, the presidential term was 5 years and could be renewed once). Any Israeli citizen who resides in Israel may be eligible.
The term of the presidential term can be caused by the resignation of the chairman or by a decision taken by three fourths of the members of the Knesset to impeach him for his conduct or inability to lead the office. There is no vice-president and as head of the state is the chairman of the Knesset in case of temporary incapacity of the president.
Roles of the President
- Sign laws
- Designate a member of the Knesset to form the President
- Confirm diplomats
- Sign treaties
- Appoint judges of the Supreme Court and the governor of the central bank
- Power of presidential pardon
List of Presidents of Israel
| 1 | Chaim Weizmann | Independent | 16 February 1949 | 9 November 1952 | 1949 election , 1951 |
| ai * | Yosef Sprinzak | Mapai | 9 November 1952 | 10 December 1952 | |
| 2 | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi | Mapai | 10 December 1952 | 23 April 1963 | Election of 1952 , 1957 , 1962 |
| ai * | Kadish Luz | Independent | 24 April 1963 | 21 May 1963 | |
| 3 | Zalman Shazar | Labor Party | 21 May 1963 | 10 April 1973 | 1963 election , 1968 |
| 4 | Ephraim Katzir | Labor Party | 10 April 1973 | 19 April 1978 | 1973 election |
| 5 | Yitzhak Navon | Labor Party | 19 April 1978 | 5 May 1983 | 1978 election |
| 6 | Chaim Herzog | Labor Party | 5 May 1983 | 13 May 1993 | Election of 1983 , 1988 |
| 7 | Ezer Weizman | Labor Party | 13 May 1993 | 12 July 2000 | 1993 election , 1998 |
| ai * | Avraham Burg | Labor Party | 12 July 2000 | 1August 2000 | |
| 8 | Moshe Katsav | Likud | 1August 2000 | 1 July 2007 | 2000 Election |
| ai * | Dalia Itzik | Kadima | 1 July 2007 | 15 July 2007 | |
| 9 | Shimon Peres | Kadima | 15 July 2007 | ... | 2007 election |
* Chaim Weizmann and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi died during their tenure. Ezer Weizman and Moshe Katsav had to resign from their posts.
Nominees not victorious in the elections
- 1949: Yosef Klausner
- 1951: no other candidate
- 1952: Peretz Bernstein , Yitzhak Gruenbaum and Mordechai Nurock. Albert Einstein has been nominated, but he refused Residence
Chairman of the State of Israel has a residence, Beit Hanassi in Jerusalem.
References
- (en) Cynthia Phillips and Shana Priwer, 101 Things You Did not Know About Einstein: Sex, Science, & the secrets of the Universe, Adams Media, 2005, 244 p. ( ISBN 1593373880 ) See also
Related articles
- Israeli presidential election, 1998
- Israeli presidential election of 2000
- Israeli presidential election of 2007
External Links
- (en) Cynthia Phillips and Shana Priwer, 101 Things You Did not Know About Einstein: Sex, Science, & the secrets of the Universe, Adams Media, 2005, 244 p. ( ISBN 1593373880 ) See also
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