Haim Biton

Haim Biton (Hebrew: חַיִּים בִּיטוֹן; born 17 January 1978)^[1] is an Israeli politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Shas. Biton also served as a minister in the Ministry of Education.

Haim Biton
Biton in 2023
Ministerial roles
2022–2025	Minister in the Ministry of Education
Faction represented in the Knesset
2021–	Shas
Personal details
Born	(1978-01-17) 17 January 1978 (age 47) Jerusalem, Israel

Biography

Biton was appointed CEO of Shas in 2014.^[2] In 2016 he took over the party's Ma'ayan Hinukh Torani school system, increasing its enrollment by 10,000 in two years.^[3] Following a complaint by Hiddush, in 2020 the Office of the Attorney General ruled that he could not be both CEO of the party and the school network.^[4]

Biton was placed ninth on the Shas list for the 2015 elections. The party won only seven seats, and when he had the opportunity to take his seat as a replacement, he declined, allowing Yigal Guetta to take his place. He subsequently turned down the opportunity to run on the party's list for the April 2019 Knesset elections.^[5] However, prior to the 2021 elections he was placed fifth on the Shas list,^[1] and was elected to the Knesset as the party won nine seats.

Biton served as a minister in the Education Ministry until his resignation in July 2025.^[6]

Biton lives in Givat Ze'ev, an Israeli settlement located north of Jerusalem.