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. The current acting chairman of the committee is member of the Yisrael Beiteinu party Alex Miller.
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.
| Portrait | Chairman | Took office | Left office | Party | 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 | Incumbent | Shas | [1] | |
