Reuven Rivlin

President of Israel

9 September 1939 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine

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24 July 2014 – 7 July 2021

President of Israel Reuven Rivlinרְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִיןOfficial portrait, 201410th President of IsraelIn office 24 July 2014 – 7 July 2021Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Naftali BennettPreceded by Shimon PeresSucceeded by Isaac Herzog14th Speaker of the KnessetIn office 10 March 2009 – 22 February 2013PresidentShimon PeresPrime Minister Ehud Olmert Benjamin NetanyahuPreceded by Dalia ItzikSucceeded by Yuli-Yoel EdelsteinIn office 28 February 2003 – 28 March 2006PresidentMoshe KatsavPrime Minister Ariel SharonPreceded by Avraham BurgSucceeded by Dalia ItzikMinister of CommunicationsIn office 7 March 2001 – 28 February 2003Prime Minister Ariel SharonPreceded by Binyamin Ben-EliezerSucceeded by Ariel SharonMember of the KnessetIn office 21 November 1988 (1988-11-21 )  – 13 July 1992 (1992-07-13 ) In office 1 September 1996 (1996-09-01 )  – 11 June 2014 (2014-06-11 ) Personal detailsBorn (1939-09-09 ) 9 September 1939 (age 81) Jerusalem, Mandatory PalestinePolitical partyLikudSpouse(s)Nechama Rivlin ​ ​(m. 1971; died 2019)​Children4EducationHebrew University of JerusalemSignature Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin (Hebrew: רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין ‎ ( listen ) ; 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. 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.