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Haim Katz - Wikipedia

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Haim Katz
Katz in 2023

Ministerial roles
2015–2019	Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Services
2022–	Minister of Tourism
Faction represented in the Knesset
1999–2003	One Nation
2003–2023	Likud

Personal details
Born	(1947-12-21) 21 December 1947 (age 76) Germany

Haim Katz (Hebrew: חַיִּים כַּץ, born 21 December 1947) is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as the Minister of Tourism. Katz was the Minister of Labor, Welfare and Social Services from 2015 to 2019, and served as a member of the Knesset for One Nation between 1999 and 2003, and for Likud between 2003 and 2023.

Biography

Born in Germany in 1947, Katz immigrated to Israel in 1949. After finishing school and national service he worked as an electronics technician. He became involved with trade unions when he became a member of the workers' council at Israel Aerospace Industries in 1983, and was also chairman of the technicians and engineers' union. In 1993 he became secretary of the National Workers Union of Israel Aircraft Industries, and was appointed chairman of the pension funds policy team of the Histadrut in 1996. Katz founded the Oz (Hebrew: עוז, lit. 'Strength') faction within the Histadrut.

Katz lives in Shoham and is married with three children. He is also a member of the Israel Football Association.

Knesset

In 1999 Katz joined the new One Nation party. He was placed second on its list for the elections that year,^[1] and was elected to the Knesset when the party won two seats.

Shortly before the 2003 election, he defected to Likud and was placed 37th on its list.^[2] He was re-elected as the party won 38 seats. As a Likud MK he was appointed Chairman of the Labour, Welfare and Health Committee. He also initiated a bill banning MKs from serving as head of the Histadrut, meaning Amir Peretz had to resign from his post as Histadrut leader.

In the Likud primaries for the 2006 election, Katz gained thirteenth place on the party's list. Likud won only twelve seats and he lost his seat. However, when Natan Sharansky resigned from the Knesset in November 2006, Katz replaced him as the next member on the list. He retained his seat in the 2009 elections, for which he was placed fourteenth on the Likud list. He was re-elected again in 2013 and 2015, after which he was appointed Minister of Welfare and Social Services in the 2015 Netanyahu government. On 15 December 2019 Katz announced that he would support Gideon Sa'ar in the Likud leadership election.^[3]

Katz was appointed Minister of Tourism on 29 December 2022. He resigned from the Knesset on 6 January 2023 as part of the Norwegian Law.^[4]

On 26 September 2023, Katz became the first Israeli cabinet member to publicly visit Saudi Arabia to attend a UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) conference.^[5]

Controversy

On 9 November 2021, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit filed charges against Katz after Katz waived his parliamentary immunity and agreed to a plea deal.^[6] In December 2021 Katz admitted and was charged with conflict of interest and conspiracy to achieve a lawful purpose by improper means. He was expected to receive a suspended sentence and financial penalties.^[7]

References

^ "Parties and Lists". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 18 April 2001.
^ "Candidates for the 16th Knesset". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Haim Katz: I will support Gideon Sa'ar in Likud primary". The Jerusalem Post. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
^ "חבר הכנסת חיים כץ". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 January 2023.
^ "Tourism Min. Katz becomes first Israeli minister to publicly visit Saudi Arabia". Jerusalem Post. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "Likud MK indicted for graft in plea deal, will avoid jail time". The Times of Israel. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
^ Jeremy Bob, Yonah (27 December 2021). "Haim Katz convicted of minor fraud in plea deal, asks for suspended sentence". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

External links

Haim Katz on the Knesset website

v t e Current members of the Knesset
Likud	Netanyahu Levin Gallant Ohana Barkat Dichter Israel Katz Karhi Bitan Edelstein Revivo Distel-Atbaryan Vaturi Danino Gotliv Milwidsky Bismuth Saada Dellal Gamliel Ofir Katz Golan Illouz Kallner Atiya Halevi Melaku Shekalim Shitrit Passal Guetta Boaron
Yesh Atid	Lapid Meir Cohen Elharrar Meirav Cohen Stern Mickey Levy Ben-Ari Ben-Barak Segalovich Toporovsky Shir Roll Lahav-Hertzanu Beliak Ron Katz Sarfati Harkavi Mazarsky Fridman Biton Tur-Paz Davidson Shiri Meron Levi
Shas	Deri Malchieli Arbel Azulai Abutbul Buso Taieb Betzalel Mishraki Malul Moshiashvili
National Unity	Gantz Eizenkot Tamano-Shata Tropper Michael Biton Kahana Farkash-Hacohen Schuster
NRP-RZ	Sofer Strook Rothman Waldiger Tal Solomon Sukkot
United Torah Judaism	Gafni Tessler Asher Eichler Pindrus Roth Baruchi
Yisrael Beiteinu	Lieberman Forer Sova Nir Malinovsky Amar Kushnir
Otzma Yehudit	Ben-Gvir Wasserlauf Almog Cohen Fogel Har-Melech Kroizer
United Arab List	Abbas Taha Alhwashla Khatib-Yassin Hujeirat
Hadash–Ta'al	Odeh Tibi Touma-Suleiman Cassif Atauna
Labor	Michaeli Lazimi Kariv Rayten
National Right	Sa'ar Elkin Haskel Buskila
Noam	Maoz

v t e Current government of Israel
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
Ministers	Yariv Levin (Deputy Prime Minister, Justice) Ofir Akunis (Science and Technology) Nir Barkat (Economy) Itamar Ben-Gvir (National Security) Yoav Ben-Tzur (Minister in the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services) Haim Biton (Minister in the Ministry of Education) Amichai Chikli (Diaspora Affairs, Social Equality) Eli Cohen (Foreign Affairs) Ron Dermer (Strategic Affairs) Avi Dichter (Agriculture and Rural Development) Moshe Arbel (Interior) Uriel Buso (Health) Amihai Eliyahu (Heritage) Yoav Gallant (Defense) Gila Gamliel (Intelligence) Yitzhak Goldknopf (Housing and Construction, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office) Shlomo Karhi (Communications) Haim Katz (Tourism) Israel Katz (Energy) Yoav Kisch (Education, Regional Cooperation) Michael Malchieli (Religious Affairs) Ya'akov Margi (Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services) Meir Porush (Jerusalem and Tradition) Miri Regev (Transportation) Idit Silman (Environmental Protection) Bezalel Smotrich (Finance, Minister in the Ministry of Defense) Ofir Sofer (Aliyah and Integration) Orit Strook (National Missions) Yitzhak Wasserlauf (Development of the Negev and Galilee) Miki Zohar (Culture and Sport) May Golan (Promotion of Women)
Ministers without Portfolio	Benny Gantz Gideon Sa'ar Gadi Eizenkot Hili Tropper Yifat Shasha-Biton
See also: 2022 Knesset elections Current members of the Knesset Israeli war cabinet

v t e Ministers of welfare and social affairs
Levin (1948–52) Shapira (1952–58) Naftali (1959) Burg (1959–70) Hasani (1970–74) Shem-Tov (1974) Hasani (1974–75) Rabin (1975) Burg (1975) Hammer (1975–76) Baram (1977) Begin (1977) Katz (1977–81) Abuhatzira (1981–82) Uzan (1982–84) Katsav (1984–88) Shamir (1988–90) Milo (1990) Shamir (1990–92) Rabin (1992) Namir (1992–96) Yishai (1996–2000) Ra'anan Cohen (2000–01) Benizri (2001–02) Sharon (2002) Benizri (2002–03) Orlev (2003–04) Olmert (2006–07) Herzog (2007–11) Kahlon (2011–13) Meir Cohen (2013–14) Katz (2015–19) Akunis (2020) Shmuli (2020–21) Gantz (2021) Meir Cohen (2021–22) Margi (2022–)

v t e Tourism ministers of Israel
Govrin (1964–66) Kol (1966–77) Patt (1981) Sharir (1981–88) Patt (1988–92) Baram (1992–96) Katsav (1996–99) Barak (1999) Lipkin-Shahak (1999–2001) Ze'evi (2001) Elon (2001–02) Levy (2002–03) Elon (2003–04) Ezra (2004–05) Hirschson (2005–06) Herzog (2006–07) Aharonovich (2007–08) Avraham (2008–09) Misezhnikov (2009–2013) Landau (2013–15) Levin (2015–20) Zamir (2020) Farkash-Hacohen (2020–2021) Razvozov (2021–22) Katz (2022–)

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