Education
Born in Haifa, Katz studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining an Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws, before working as a lawyer
Born in Haifa, Katz studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining an Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws, before working as a lawyer
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. Katz lost his seat in the 2003 elections.
He became the Histadrut"s legal advisor in the Haifa area, and was a member of the union"s committee for labour legislation.