He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three times, from October 1986 to December 1988, from July 1992 to November 1995, and from March 2001 to November 2002. Peres also served three times as Prime Minister of Israel, from April 1977 to June 1977, from September 1984 to October 1986, and from November 1995 to June 1996. Peres became the 9th President of Israel in July 2007 and served until July 2014 when he was succeeded by Reuven Rivlin. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994 and was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 2008. He is also the author of 11 books. Shimon married Sonya Gelman in 1945 until her passing in 2011. The couple had three children. Shimon Peres died on September 28, 2016 at the age of 93.