Labor and Welfare Committee
The Labor and Welfare Committee of the Knesset deals with labor, employment and welfare matters,[1] which operates continuously from the first Knesset until the dissolution of the 20th Knesset. After not being filled during the 21st and 22nd Knessets due to the lack of a government, in the 23rd Knesset, the Knesset plenum approved the proposal of the organizing committee to establish it as a special committee on welfare and labor that will operate until the establishment of the standing committees. The special committee was headed by Aida Touma-Suleiman from the Joint List, until Haim Katz was elected to chair the committee.[citation needed] Following the formation of the thirty-sixth government of Israel, the committee was split into the Labor and Welfare Committee, and the Health Committee.[2]
Labor, Welfare and Health committee chairs
| Portrait | Chair | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akiva Govrin (1902–1980) | 1949 | 1951 | Mapai | [3] | ||
| Pinhas Lavon (1904–1976) | 1949 | 1951 | Mapai | [4] | ||
| Avraham Rakanti (1888–1980) | 1949 | 1951 | Herut | [5] | ||
| Akiva Govrin (1902–1980) | 1951 | 1955 | Mapai | [3] | ||
| Binyamin Avniel (1906–1993) | 1951 | 1955 | Herut | [6] | ||
| Aryeh Altman (1902–1982) | 1951 | 1955 | Herut | [7] | ||
| Akiva Govrin (1902–1980) | 1955 | 1959 | Mapai | [3] | ||
| Moshe Erem (1896–1978) | 1955 | 1959 | Ahdut HaAvoda | [8] | ||
| Akiva Govrin (1902–1980) | 1959 | 1961 | Mapai | [3] | ||
| Nahum Nir (1884–1968) | 1959 | 1961 | Ahdut HaAvoda | [9] | ||
| Akiva Govrin (1902–1980) | 1961 | 1965 | Mapai | [3] | ||
| Moshe Baram (1911–1986) | 1961 | 1965 | Mapai | [10] | ||
| Nahum Nir (1884–1968) | 1961 | 1965 | Ahdut HaAvoda | [9] | ||
| Moshe Baram (1911–1986) | 1965 | 1969 | Labor | [10] | ||
| Moshe Erem (1896–1978) | 1965 | 1969 | Labor | [8] | ||
| Shlomo Rosen (1905–1985) | 1965 | 1969 | Mapam | [11] | ||
| Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino (1926–2015) | 1969 | 1974 | Alignment | [12] | ||
| Haika Grossman (1919–1996) | 1969 | 1974 | Alignment | [13] | ||
| Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino (1926–2015) | 1974 | 1977 | Alignment | [12] | ||
| Haika Grossman (1919–1996) | 1974 | 1977 | Mapam | [13] | ||
| Menachem Porush (1916–2010) | 1977 | 1984 | Agudat Yisrael | [14] | ||
| Ora Namir (1930–2019) | 1984 | 1992 | Labor | [15] | ||
| Yossi Katz (born 1949) | 1992 | 1996 | Labor | [16] | ||
| Amir Peretz (born 1952) | 1992 | 1996 | Labor | [17] | ||
| Maxim Levy (1950–2002) | 1996 | 1999 | Gesher (1996 political party) | [18] | ||
| David Tal (born 1950) | 1999 | 2003 | Shas | [19] | ||
| Yair Peretz (born 1954) | 1999 | 2003 | Shas | [20] | ||
| Shaul Yahalom (born 1947) | 2003 | 2006 | Mafdal | [21] | ||
| Haim Katz (born 1947) | 2003 | 2006 | Likud | [22] | ||
| Moshe Sharoni (1929–2020) | 2006 | 2009 | Dor (political party) | [23] | ||
| Yitzhak Galanti (1937–2012) | 2006 | 2009 | Dor (political party) | [24] | ||
| Haim Katz (born 1947) | 2009 | 2015 | Likud | [22] | ||
| Eli Alaluf (born 1945) | 2015 | 2019 | Kulanu | [25] | ||
| Haim Katz (born 1947) | 2020 | 2021 | Likud | [22] | ||
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Labor and Welfare committee chairs
| Portrait | Chair | Took office | Left office | Party | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efrat Rayten (born 1972) | 2021 | 2022 | Labor | [26][27] | ||
| Yisrael Eichler (born 1955) | 2023 | 2025 | UTJ | [28][29] | ||
| Michal Waldiger (born 1969) | 2025 | Mafdal–RZ | [30] | |||
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References
- ^ "Labor and Welfare Committee". The Knesset. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Knesset establishes new committees to improve coalition-opposition power balance". The Times of Israel. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Akiva Govrin". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Pinhas Lavon". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Avraham Rakanti". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Binyamin Avniel". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Aryeh Altman". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Moshe Erem". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Nahum Nir". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Moshe Baram". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Shlomo Rosen". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Haika Grossman". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Menachem Porush". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ "Ora Namir". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Yossi Katz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Amir Peretz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Maxim Levy". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "David Tal". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Yair Peretz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Shaul Yahalom". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "Haim Katz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Moshe Sharoni". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Yitzhak Galanti". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Eli Alaluf". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Efrat Rayten". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "ועדת הכנסת אישרה את מינוייה של חברת הכנסת מטעם מפלגת העבודה" [The Knesset committee approved the appointment of the Knesset member on behalf of the Labor Party]. Kipa (in Hebrew). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "לאחר המתיחות בליכוד: זה התפקיד שימלא ח"כ דוד ביטן בכנסת". Maariv. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "UTJ's Eichler is latest to submit resignation from his Knesset role". The Times of Israel. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Four new committee chairs appointed: MK Malkieli to chair Committee for Bridging Social Gaps in Periphery, MK Shitrit—Committee for Rights of the Child, MK Kroizer—Internal Affairs and Environment Committee, MK Woldiger—Labor and Welfare Committee". Knesset. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
