Labor, Welfare and Health Committee

The Labor, Welfare and Health 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. Following the formation of the Israeli government, the committee was split - into the Labor and Welfare Committee, and the Health Committee. The chair of the Labor and Welfare Committee is Efrat Raytan from the Labor Party, and the chair of the Health Committee is Idit Silman from Yamina party.

Chair

Portrait	Chair	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref.
	Govrin, AkivaAkiva Govrin (1902–1980)	1949	1951		Mapai	[2]
	Lavon, PinhasPinhas Lavon (1904–1976)	1949	1951		Mapai	[3]
	Rakanti, AvrahamAvraham Rakanti (1888–1980)	1949	1951		Herut	[4]
	Govrin, AkivaAkiva Govrin (1902–1980)	1951	1955		Mapai	[2]
	Avniel, BinyaminBinyamin Avniel (1906–1993)	1951	1955		Herut	[5]
	Altman, AryehAryeh Altman (1902–1982)	1951	1955		Herut	[6]
	Govrin, AkivaAkiva Govrin (1902–1980)	1955	1959		Mapai	[2]
	Erem, MosheMoshe Erem (1896–1978)	1955	1959		Ahdut HaAvoda	[7]
	Govrin, AkivaAkiva Govrin (1902–1980)	1959	1961		Mapai	[2]
	Nir, NahumNahum Nir (1884–1968)	1959	1961		Ahdut HaAvoda	[8]
	Govrin, AkivaAkiva Govrin (1902–1980)	1961	1965		Mapai	[2]
	Baram, MosheMoshe Baram (1911–1986)	1961	1965		Mapai	[9]
	Nir, NahumNahum Nir (1884–1968)	1961	1965		Ahdut HaAvoda	[8]
	Baram, MosheMoshe Baram (1911–1986)	1965	1969		Labor	[9]
	Erem, MosheMoshe Erem (1896–1978)	1965	1969		Labor	[7]
	Rosen, ShlomoShlomo Rosen (1905–1985)	1965	1969		Mapam	[10]
	Arbeli-Almozlino, ShoshanaShoshana Arbeli-Almozlino (1926–2015)	1969	1974		Alignment	[11]
	Grossman, HaikaHaika Grossman (1919–1996)	1969	1974		Alignment	[12]
	Arbeli-Almozlino, ShoshanaShoshana Arbeli-Almozlino (1926–2015)	1974	1977		Alignment	[11]
	Grossman, HaikaHaika Grossman (1919–1996)	1974	1977		Mapam	[12]
	Porush, MenachemMenachem Porush (1916–2010)	1977	1984		Agudat Yisrael	[13]
	Namir, OraOra Namir (1930–2019)	1984	1992		Labor	[14]
	Katz, YossiYossi Katz (born 1949)	1992	1996		Labor	[15]
	Peretz, AmirAmir Peretz (born 1952)	1992	1996		Labor	[16]
	Levy, MaximMaxim Levy (1950–2002)	1996	1999		Gesher (1996 political party)	[17]
	Tal, DavidDavid Tal (born 1950)	1999	2003		Shas	[18]
	Peretz, YairYair Peretz (born 1954)	1999	2003		Shas	[19]
	Yahalom, ShaulShaul Yahalom (born 1947)	2003	2006		Mafdal	[20]
	Katz, HaimHaim Katz (born 1947)	2003	2006		Likud	[21]
	Sharoni, MosheMoshe Sharoni (1929–2020)	2006	2009		Dor (political party)	[22]
	Galanti, YitzhakYitzhak Galanti (1937–2012)	2006	2009		Dor (political party)	[23]
	Katz, HaimHaim Katz (born 1947)	2009	2015		Likud	[21]
	Alaluf, EliEli Alaluf (born 1945)	2015	2019		Kulanu	[24]
	Katz, HaimHaim Katz (born 1947)	2020	2021		Likud	[21]
	Rayten, EfratEfrat Rayten (born 1972)	2021	2022		Labor	[25][26]
	Eichler, YisraelYisrael Eichler (born 1955)	2023	Incumbent		UTJ	[27]

References

1. "Labor and Welfare Committee". The Knesset. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
2. "Akiva Govrin". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
3. "Pinhas Lavon". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
4. "Avraham Rakanti". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
5. "Binyamin Avniel". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
6. "Aryeh Altman". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
7. "Moshe Erem". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
8. "Nahum Nir". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
9. "Moshe Baram". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
10. "Shlomo Rosen". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
11. "Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
12. "Haika Grossman". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
13. "Menachem Porush". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
14. "Ora Namir". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
15. "Yossi Katz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
16. "Amir Peretz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
17. "Maxim Levy". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
18. "David Tal". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
19. "Yair Peretz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
20. "Shaul Yahalom". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
21. "Haim Katz". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
22. "Moshe Sharoni". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
23. "Yitzhak Galanti". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
24. "Eli Alaluf". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
25. "Efrat Rayten". main.knesset.gov.il. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
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27. "לאחר המתיחות בליכוד: זה התפקיד שימלא ח"כ דוד ביטן בכנסת". Maariv. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-03-28.