Walker, who was minister of state for the Department for Education between September 2021 and July this year, was elected as chair over three other candidates.
The MP for Worcester was elected with 228 votes, beating second-placed candidate Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne, by 124 votes across two rounds of voting.
David Simmonds, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, received 84 votes overall, while Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, was excluded after receiving just 56 votes in the first round.
Walker replaces Robert Halfon who returned to the Department for Education as minster for skills and apprenticeships last month.
Halfon had been chair of the committee since June 2017.
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