Health Committee

The Health Committee is a permanent Knesset committee.

It was formed in 2021 after the Labor, Welfare and Health Committee was divided into two committees, the Labor and Welfare Committee and the Health Committee.

Chairs

Portrait ChairTook officeLeft officePartyRef.
Idit Silman
Silman, IditIdit Silman
(born 1980)		20212022 Yamina
Uriel Buso
Buso, UrielUriel Buso
(born 1973)		20222023 Shas
Yonatan Mishraki
Mishraki, YonatanYonatan Mishraki
(born 1984)		20232025 Shas
Limor Son Har-Melech
Son Har-Melech, LimorLimor Son Har-Melech
(born 1979)		20252026 Otzma Yehudit
Yonatan Mishraki
Mishraki, YonatanYonatan Mishraki
(born 1984)		2026 Shas
Tsega Melaku
Melaku, TsegaTsega Melaku
(born 1966)		Approx. May 2026 Likud

References

  1. ↑ "Knesset establishes new committees to improve coalition-opposition power balance". The Times of Israel. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ↑ Hoffman, Gil (17 May 2022). "Bennett's coalition is starting to punish Silman. Here's how". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "MK Mashriki appointed as chair of Knesset Health Committee". Knesset. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Sokol, Sam (23 October 2025). "Shas quits its coalition posts to protest failure to legislate Haredi draft exemption". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "MK Sonn Har Melech elected as Health Committee chair". Knesset. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Karmel, Ariela (23 February 2026). "Shas MK resumes chairmanship of Knesset health committee". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Bletter, Diana (7 May 2026). "Over half of Israeli adults are overweight or obese, Knesset Health Committee told". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 May 2026.