Constitution, Law and Justice Committee

The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee^[1] (or Constitution Committee for short) of the Knesset is one of the permanent Knesset committees. The committee deals with the state's constitution, the basic laws, the usual laws concerning legal procedures and questions from the fields of law, and laws such as elections and more.

Chairmen

Portrait	Chairman	Took office	Left office	Party		Ref.
	Nir, NahumNahum Nir (1884–1968)	1949	1951		Mapam	[2]
	Unna, MosheMoshe Unna (1902–1989)	1951	1955		Hapoel HaMizrachi	[3]
	Warhaftig, ZerahZerah Warhaftig	1955	1956		Mafdal
	Nir, NahumNahum Nir (1884–1968)	1956	1959		Ahdut HaAvoda	[2]
	Warhaftig, ZerahZerah Warhaftig	1959	1961		Mafdal
	Unna, MosheMoshe Unna (1902–1989)	1961	1966		Mafdal	[3]
	Raphael, YitzhakYitzhak Raphael	1966	1969		Mafdal
	Ben-Meir, Shlomo-YisraelShlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir	1969	1971		Mafdal
	Goldschmidt, YosefYosef Goldschmidt	1971	1974		Mafdal
	Warhaftig, ZerachZerach Warhaftig	1974	1977		Mafdal
	Glass, DavidDavid Glass	1977	1981		Mafdal
	Kulas, EliezerEliezer Kulas	1981	1988		Likud
	Lynn, UrielUriel Lynn	1989	1992		Likud
	Zucker, DavidDavid Zucker	1992	1996		Meretz
	Yahalom, ShaulShaul Yahalom	1996	1998		Mafdal
	Porat, HananHanan Porat	1998	1999		Mafdal
	Rubinstein, AmnonAmnon Rubinstein	1999	2001		Meretz
	Pines-Paz, OphirOphir Pines-Paz	2001	2002		Labor
	Eitan, MichaelMichael Eitan	2002	2006		Likud
	Ben-Sasson, MichaelMenachem Ben-Sasson	2006	2009		Kadima
	Rotem, DavidDavid Rotem	2009	2015		Yisrael Beiteinu
	Slomiansky, NissanNissan Slomiansky	2015	2019		Jewish Home
	Asher, Ya'akovYa'akov Asher	2020	2021		UTJ
	Kariv, GiladGilad Kariv	2021	2022		Labor
	Rothman, SimchaSimcha Rothman	2022	Present		Religious Zionist