The Conservative MP, who Theresa May sacked in her post-election reshuffle, defeated five other candidates to become head of the cross-party committee, which is charged with scrutinising the work of the Department for Education.
In his pre-election statement setting out what would be his priorities as committee chair, Halfon said he would focus on six areas: social justice throughout the education system; the funding of early years services; the new schools funding formula; the government's technical education reforms; university tuition fees; and strengthening careers advice.
"As a former education minister, I bring recent experience of the policy and challenges the committee will face in the year ahead," he said.
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