# Labor, Welfare and Health Committee

The Labor, Welfare and Health Committee of the Knesset deals with labor, employment and welfare matters, 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

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