Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

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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 16 members and is chaired by Ine Eriksen Søreide of the Conservative Party. [2] The members also sit on the Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs and the European Committee.

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Members 2021–25

The committee is chaired by Ine Eriksen Soreide. SD meets with Norway's Minister of Defence 170517-D-SV709-158 (34721980225) (cropped).jpg
The committee is chaired by Ine Eriksen Søreide.
RepresentativePartyPosition
Ine Eriksen Søreide Conservative Chair
Åsmund Grøver Aukrust Labour First Vice Chair
Guri Melby Liberal Second Vice Chair
Christian Tybring-Gjedde Progress
Sylvi Listhaug Progress
Nils-Ole Foshaug Labour
Hårek Elvenes Conservative
Dag Inge Ulstein Christian Democratic
Erna Solberg Conservative
Eva Kristin Hansen Labour
Bjørnar Moxnes Red
Ingrid Fiskaa Socialist Left
Rigmor Aasrud Labour
Marit Arnstad Centre
Ingjerd Schou Conservative
Bengt Fasteraune Centre

Leadership

The committee is headed by a chair and two vice chairs.

Key
   Centre Party
   Christian Democratic Party
   Conservative Party
   Labour Party
   Liberal Party
   Progress Party
   Socialist Left Party

Chairs

PortraitNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenure
SD meets with Norway's Minister of Defence 170517-D-SV709-158 (34721980225) (cropped).jpg Ine Eriksen Søreide Conservative 20 October 200930 September 20133 years, 345 days
Norges kulturminister Anniken Huitfeldt under ett nordiskt kulturministermote vid Nordiska Radets session 2011 i Kopenhamn.jpg Anniken Huitfeldt Labour 22 October 201330 September 20217 years, 343 days
SD meets with Norway's Minister of Defence 170517-D-SV709-158 (34721980225) (cropped).jpg Ine Eriksen Søreide Conservative 20 October 2021present3 years, 244 days

Vice Chairs

First Vice Chairs

PortraitNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenure
Svein Roald Hansen - Arbeiderpartiet.jpg Svein Roald Hansen Labour 20 October 200930 September 20133 years, 345 days
Oyvind Halleraker (2017-03-11 bilde02).jpg Øyvind Halleraker Conservative 22 October 201330 September 20173 years, 343 days
Michael Tetzschner (H) Norge, Nordiska radets session 2011 i Kopenhamn (1).jpg Michael Tetzschner Conservative 18 October 201730 September 20213 years, 347 days
Kari Henriksen - Arbeiderpartiet.jpg Kari Henriksen Labour 20 October 202126 November 202137 days
Asmund Aukrust, nestleder i AUF (6082081311) (cropped).jpg Åsmund Grøver Aukrust Labour 30 November 20214 February 20253 years, 66 days
Nils Ole Foshaug DSC07594 (35315560592).jpg Nils-Ole Foshaug Labour 11 February 2025present130 days

Second Vice Chairs

PortraitNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenure
Stopdld demo oslo Bard Vegar Solhjell 2.jpg Bård Vegar Solhjell Socialist Left 22 October 200923 March 20122 years, 153 days
Snorre Valen (205402).jpg Snorre Valen Socialist Left 18 April 201230 September 20131 year, 165 days
Kristian Norheim 0052 (crop).jpg Kristian Norheim Progress 22 October 20135 June 20151 year, 226 days
C TybringGjedde5982 2E jpg DF0000062785 (edit).jpg Christian Tybring-Gjedde Progress 10 June 201530 September 20216 years, 112 days
Guri Melby (51133281858) (cropped).jpg Guri Melby Liberal 20 October 2021present3 years, 244 days

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Norway. "The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence" . Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  2. ↑ The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Stortinget.no. Retrieved 11 July 2022
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