Isaac Herzog | |
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יצחק הרצוג | |
.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| 11th President of Israel | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Reuven Rivlin |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 25 November 2013 – 31 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Benjamin Netanyahu |
| Preceded by | Shelly Yachimovich |
| Succeeded by | Tzipi Livni |
| Minister of Welfare and Social Services | |
| In office 21 March 2007 – 17 January 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Ehud Olmert |
| Succeeded by | Moshe Kahlon |
| Minister of Diaspora, Society and the Fight Against Antisemitism | |
| In office 21 March 2007 – 31 March 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert |
| Preceded by | Natan Sharansky |
| Succeeded by | Yuli-Yoel Edelstein |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 4 May 2006 – 21 March 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert |
| Preceded by | Avraham Hirschson |
| Succeeded by | Yitzhak Aharonovich |
| Minister of Housing and Construction | |
| In office 10 January 2005 – 23 November 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Ariel Sharon |
| Preceded by | Tzipi Livni |
| Succeeded by | Ze'ev Boim |
| Member of the Knesset | |
| In office 17 February 2003 – 31 July 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1960 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Political party | The Democrats |
| Other political affiliations | Labor (until 2024) Zionist Union (2015–2018) |
| Spouse | Michal Herzog |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Herzog family |
| Alma mater | |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Israel Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1978 |
| Rank | Rav séren (Major) |
| Unit | Unit 8200 |
| Presidential styles of Isaac Herzog | |
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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 |
Isaac "Bougie" Herzog (Hebrew: יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג, romanized: Yitskhak "Buzhi" Hertsog; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving since 2021 as the 11th president of Israel. He is the first president to be born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence.
Son of former Israeli president Chaim Herzog, he is a lawyer by profession and had served as Government Secretary from 1999 to 2001. He was a member of the Knesset from 2003 to 2018. He has held several ministerial posts between 2005 and 2011, including serving as Minister of Welfare and Social Services from 2007 to 2011 under prime ministers Ehud Olmert and Benjamin Netanyahu.
Herzog had served as Chairman of the Labor Party and the Zionist Union alliance from 2013 to 2017. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 2013 to 2018 and was the Labor Party candidate for prime minister during the 2015 Israeli legislative election. Herzog was elected in the 2021 Israeli presidential election and was inaugurated on 7 July 2021. He is the first son of an Israeli president to become president himself.