Reuven Rivlin
10th President of Israel
Reuven Rivlin (born 9 September 1939) was the 10th President of Israel from 2014 until 2021.[1]
Reuven Rivlin | |
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רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין | |
![]() Official portrait, 2014 | |
10th President of Israel | |
In office 24 July 2014 – 7 July 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu Naftali Bennett |
Preceded by | Shimon Peres |
Succeeded by | Isaac Herzog |
14th Speaker of the Knesset | |
In office 10 March 2009 – 22 February 2013 | |
President | Shimon Peres |
Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert Benjamin Netanyahu |
Preceded by | Dalia Itzik |
Succeeded by | Yuli-Yoel Edelstein |
In office 28 February 2003 – 28 March 2006 | |
President | Moshe Katsav |
Prime Minister | Ariel Sharon |
Preceded by | Avraham Burg |
Succeeded by | Dalia Itzik |
Minister of Communications | |
In office 7 March 2001 – 28 February 2003 | |
Prime Minister | Ariel Sharon |
Preceded by | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer |
Succeeded by | Ariel Sharon |
Member of the Knesset | |
In office 21 November 1988 – 13 July 1992 | |
In office 1 September 1996 – 11 June 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine | 9 September 1939
Political party | Likud |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 4 |
Education | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
Signature | ![]() |
Presidential styles of Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin | |
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Reference style | His Excellency, The Honorable כבוד הנשיא |
Spoken style | Your Excellency, Honorable President כבוד הנשיא |
Alternative style | Mr. President אדוני הנשיא |
Rivlin was born in Jerusalem when it was part of British Mandatory Palestine.[2] Before entering politics he was a lawyer.[2] He was elected to the Jerusalem City Council in 1978.[2] Rivlin worked for El Al Airlines serving on the executive council from 1981 to 1986.[2] He was a member of the Knesset, the parliament of Israel, for many years, elected first in 1988. He was also speaker of the Knesset and minister of Communications of Israel. On 10th of June 2014 he won elections for the post of President of Israel.[3]
Rivlin was married to Nechama Rivlin and has four children.[4]
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