Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sports

The Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport (Hebrew: ועדת החינוך, התרבות והספורט, Vaadat hinuh ha, ha-Tarbut ve-ha-sport) is a Knesset committee which deals with education, culture, sports and arts in Israel.

The committee was established in 1949, during the tenure of the 1st Knesset convocation.

As a commission for education, the committee deals with all matters related to education: regarding schools, kindergartens, education in specific sectors, private education, teaching materials, the teachers, development and investment in various areas, the education budget, financial support for poor students, the education of students with learning disabilities and the higher education in Israel. The committee also discusses the treatment of various current trends and behaviors among Israeli teens which are widely perceived as negative and how to prevent them.

As a commission for Culture, Sport and Arts, the committee deals with promoting the culture in Israel in three different languages: Hebrew, Arabic and Yiddish.

The committee also deals with all matters related to the various branches of sports in Israel, especially the most popular ones: soccer, basketball, volleyball and swimming.

Chairs of the Commission

Chairman	Took office	Left office		Ref.
Parsitz, ShoshanaShoshana Parsitz	1949	1959	General Zionists
Rimalt, ElimelekhElimelekh Rimalt	1959	1961	Liberal
Kol, MosheMoshe Kol	1961	1965	Independent Liberals
Rimalt, ElimelekhElimelekh Rimalt	1965	1969	Gahal
Katz, AbrahamAvraham Katz	1969	1970	Gahal
Rimalt, ElimelekhElimelekh Rimalt	1970	1974	Gahal
Shekhterman, AbrahamAvraham Shekhterman	1974	1975	Likud
Katz, AbrahamAvraham Katz	1975	1977	Likud
Yadlin, AharonAharon Yadlin	1977	1979	Alignment
Namir, OraOra Namir	1979	1984	Alignment
Raz, NachmanNachman Raz	1984	1988	Alignment
Bar-Zohar, MichaelMichael Bar-Zohar	1989	1992	Labor
Burug, AvrahamAvraham Burg	1992	1995	Labor
Itzik, DaliaDalia Itzik	1995	1996	Labor
Zisman, EmanuelEmanuel Zisman	1996	1999	Third Way
Orlev, ZevulunZevulun Orlev	1999	2003	Mafdal
Shalgi, IlanIlan Shalgi	2003	2004	Shinui
Polishook-Bloch, MaliMeli Polishook-Bloch	2004	2005	Shinui
Poraz, AvrahamAvraham Poraz	2005	2006	Shinui
Melchior, MichaelMichael Melchior	2006	2009	Meimad
Orlev, ZevulunZevulun Orlev	2009	2010	Jewish Home
Miller, AlexAlex Miller	2010	2012	Yisrael Beiteinu
Wilf, EinatEinat Wilf	2012	2013	Independence
Mitzna, AmramAmram Mitzna	2013	2015	Hatnua
Margi, Ya'akovYa'akov Margi	2015	2019	Shas
Horowitz, NitzanNitzan Horowitz	2020	2020	Meretz
Shefa, RamRam Shefa	2020	2021	Blue and White
Haskel, SharrenSharren Haskel (born 1984)	2021	2022	New Hope
Taieb, YosefYosef Taieb (born 1981)	2023	2025	Shas	^[1]^[2]
Sukkot, ZviZvi Sukkot (born 1990)	2025		Religious Zionist	^[3]

External links

Information regarding the current Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport – posted on the Knesset website
The panel of the Knesset Committee on Education, Culture and Sport through its history – posted on the Knesset website (in Hebrew)

References

^ "Deri to be named Interior, Health Minister". Israel National News. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
^ "Shas quits coalition posts over stalled draft bill, warns of crisis for Netanyahu government". Ynet. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
^ Sokol, Sam (22 December 2025). "Lawmakers vote to make far-right MK Sukkot head of Knesset Education Committee". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[1] "Deri to be named Interior, Health Minister". Israel National News. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[2] "Shas quits coalition posts over stalled draft bill, warns of crisis for Netanyahu government". Ynet. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.

[3] Sokol, Sam (22 December 2025). "Lawmakers vote to make far-right MK Sukkot head of Knesset Education Committee". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

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