Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence (Norwegian: Utenriks- og forsvarskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating foreign affairs, military, development cooperation, Svalbard or in other polar regions and matters in general relating to agreements between Norway and other states or organizations. It corresponds to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence.[1] The committee has 17 members and is chaired by Anniken Huitfeldt of the Labour Party.[2] The members also sit on the Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs and the European Committee.
Members 2013–17
Representative | Party | Position |
---|---|---|
Anniken Huitfeldt | Labour | Chair |
Øyvind Halleraker | Conservative | First deputy chair |
Kristian Norheim | Progress | Second deputy chair |
Elin Rodum Agdestein | Conservative | |
Regina Alexandrova | Conservative | |
Sylvi Graham | Conservative | |
Trine Skei Grande | Liberal | |
Svein Roald Hansen | Labour | |
Knut Arild Hareide | Christian Democratic | |
Liv Signe Navarsete | Center | |
Trond Helleland | Conservative | |
Marit Nybakk | Labour | |
Per Sandberg | Progress | |
Kåre Simensen | Labour | |
Bård Vegar Solhjell | Socialist Left | |
Jens Stoltenberg | Labour | |
Christian Tybring-Gjedde | Progress | |
References
- Parliament of Norway. "The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence". Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Stortinget.no. Retrieved 30 October 2013
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