Miriam Ben-Porat (Hebrew: מרים בן פורת, née Shinezon, 26 April 1918 – 26 July 2012) was an Israeli jurist.

[6] In 1991, she exposed the funds transfer by Minister of Interior Aryeh Deri to Shas institutions, which led to his trial.

[7] In 1992 she criticized the Housing Ministry, leading to the firing and indictment of Amidar chairman of the board, Uri Shani.

She also managed to postpone a plan proposed by Finance Minister Avraham Shohat to sell Bank Hapoalim shares.

[8] In 1994 she pointed out suspicions of Housing Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer's commitments to transfer funds to local authorities affiliated with the Labour Party.

[6] On July 4, 1998, at the end of two terms, she retired from her position as State Comptroller, although she stayed involved in public activity and writing.