Zionist General Council (ZGC) () (HaVa'ad HaPoel HaTzioni) is the supreme institution of the Zionist movement.

The ZGC was established in 1921 following a decision reached at the 11th World Zionist Congress. It is composed of members elected at the World Zionist Congress and representatives of Zionist organizations. The council has 25–30 members. The ZGC is responsible for implementing decisions reached at the World Zionist Congress and the administration of the Zionist movement.

Zionist General Council

In 2010, Helena Glaser, President of World WIZO, was unanimously elected chairperson of the Zionist General Council at the 36th World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem.

Zionist General Council

Past chairmen

1921–1925: Tzvi-Peretz Hayot

1925–1933: Leo Motzkin

1935–1941: Menachem Ussishkin

1946–1949: Stephen Samuel Wise

1949–1959: Yosef Sprinzak

1959–1961: Berl Locker

1961–1968: Ya'akov Tzur

1968–1971: Ehud Avriel

1972–1978: Yitzhak Navon

1978-1982: Yitzhak Peretz

1983–2010: Rabbi Richard Hirsch

References

Zionist organizations

Jewish organizations established in 1921

Zionist General Council