The
President of the State of Israel has a largely ceremonial role. The President has few powers and is elected to a five-year term by a simple majority of the
Knesset.
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