Reuven Rivlin
Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin (Hebrew: רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין [ʁeʔuˈven ʁivˈlin] ⓘ; born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the tenth president of Israel between 2014 and 2021. He is a member of the Likud party. Rivlin was Minister of Communications from 2001 to 2003, and subsequently served as Speaker of the Knesset from 2003 to 2006 and 2009 to 2013. On 10 June 2014, he was elected President of Israel. His term ended on 7 July 2021.
Reuven Rivlin | |
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רְאוּבֵן 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 | 9 September 1939 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Political party | Likud |
| Spouse | |
| 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 argues for a Greater Israel that would embrace all people and give the Palestinians of the West Bank and Gaza full Israeli citizenship. He is also a strong supporter of minority rights, particularly for Arab Israelis. He supports the one-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.