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• The political career of Israeli statesman Shimon Peres has spanned more than 65 years, including three terms as the nation's Prime Minister. He is the current President of Israel and assumed office in 2007.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: August 2, 1923, in Wiszniew, Poland
  2. Party: Kadima
  3. President of Israel
  4. His duties are mostly ceremonial
  5. Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel
  6. Assumed Office: July 15, 2007
  7. Preceded by: Dalia Itzik
  8. Spouse: Sonya Peres
  9. Has five children
  10. Previous Position/Office: Prime Minister of Israel
  11. Preceded by: Yitzhak Rabin

• Key Dates:

  1. 1934: Moved to Mandate of Palestine
  2. 1959: Elected to Knesset
  3. 1965: Implicated in the Lavon affair
  4. 1968: Founded the Rafi
  5. 1969: Became Minister of Immigrant Absorption
  6. 1970: Became Minister of Transportation and Communications
  7. 1981: Lost elections
  8. 1984-1986 Peres and Yitzhak Shamir took turns at being Prime Minister after election failed to produce a clear winner
  9. 1986: Became Foreign Minister
  10. 1988-1990: Served as Vice Premier and Minister of Finance
  11. 1994: Won Nobel Peace Prize (with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat) for his work on the Oslo Accords
  12. 1995: Became Prime Minister after Rabin was assassinated
  13. 2000: Ran for the presidency
  14. 2005: Won chairmanship of the Labor Party
  15. November 30, 2005: Left Labor Party to join Kadima Party
  16. July 16, 2007: Takes Office of Israeli President

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