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Shimon Peres
| Shimon Peres שמעון פרס | |
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| 9th President of Israel | |
| In office 15 July 2007 – 24 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Moshe Katsav |
| Succeeded by | Reuven Rivlin |
| Prime Minister of Israel | |
| In office 4 November 1995 – 18 June 1996 Acting: 4 November 1995 – 22 November 1995 | |
| President | Ezer Weizman |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| In office 13 September 1984 – 20 October 1986 | |
| President | Chaim Herzog |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Shamir |
| In office 22 April 1977 – 21 June 1977 Acting | |
| President | Ephraim Katzir |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Succeeded by | Menachem Begin |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 March 2001 – 2 November 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Ariel Sharon |
| Deputy | Michael Melchior |
| Preceded by | Shlomo Ben-Ami |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| In office 14 July 1992 – 22 November 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Deputy | Yossi Beilin Eli Dayan |
| Preceded by | David Levy |
| Succeeded by | Ehud Barak |
| In office 20 October 1986 – 23 December 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Arens |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 4 November 1995 – 18 June 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Mordechai |
| In office 3 June 1974 – 20 June 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Yitzhak Rabin |
| Preceded by | Moshe Dayan |
| Succeeded by | Ezer Weizman |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 December 1988 – 15 March 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Preceded by | Moshe Nissim |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Shamir |
| Minister of Transportation | |
| In office 1 September 1970 – 10 March 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Golda Meir |
| Preceded by | Ezer Weizman |
| Succeeded by | Aharon Yariv |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Szymon Perski 2 August 1923 Wiszniew, Poland (now Belarus) |
| Political party | Mapai (1959–1965) Rafi (1965–1968) Labor (1968–2005) Kadima (2005–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Alignment (1965–1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Sonya Gelman (1945–2011) |
| Children | Zvia Yoni Chemi |
| Religion | Judaism |
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Shimon Peres (Hebrew: שמעון פרס; born Szymon Perski; 2 August 1923) is a Polish-born Israeli statesman. He was the President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the Prime Minister of Israel.[1] He also served as Interim Prime Minister twice. Peres has been a member of 12 cabinets. His political career spanned over 66 years.
He was one of three leaders who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.[2] The others were Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat. All three got the prizes for trying to make peace in the Middle East.
References
- ↑ YNetNews.com, "President of Israel, Shimon Peres"; retrieved 2012-9-18.
- ↑ NobelPrize.org, "Shimon Peres"; retrieved 2012-9-18.
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