Yossi Katz (; born 19 August 1949) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the
Knesset
The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel.
The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
for the
Labor Party and
One Israel between 1992 and 2003.
Biography
Born in Haifa, Katz studied law at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; ) is an Israeli public university, public research university based in Jerusalem. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Chaim Weizmann in July 1918, the public university officially opened on 1 April 1925. ...
, gaining an LLB and LLM, before working as a lawyer. He became the
Histadrut's legal advisor in the Haifa area, and was a member of the union's committee for labour legislation. He also served on
Kiryat Tiv'on's local council.
In 1992 he was
elected to the Knesset on the
Labor Party list, and was appointed chairman of the Labor and Welfare Committee. He was
re-elected in 1996, after which he chaired the State Control committee. After being
re-elected for a second time in 1999 (this time as the 25th-placed candidate on the
One Israel alliance list), he chaired the House Committee, as well as the Special Legislative Committee for Not Renewing the Emergency Situation and the Special Committee for Discussion of the Security Service Law. During his time in the Knesset he was also an observer on the
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ...
.
Katz lost his seat in the
2003 elections.
In 2014 he was suggested as a candidate for a judge at the National Labor Court but did not get the position.
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1949 births
Politicians from Haifa
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni
20th-century Israeli lawyers
Israeli trade unionists
Living people
One Israel politicians
Israeli Labor Party politicians
People from Kiryat Tiv'on
Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996)
Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999)
Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)
21st-century Israeli lawyers