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| Representative | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Helge André Njåstad | Progress | Chair |
| Helga Pedersen | Labour | First deputy chair |
| Karin Andersen | Socialist Left | Second deputy chair |
| Jan Bøhler | Labour | |
| Heidi Greni | Centre | |
| Stine Renate Håheim | Labour | |
| Frank J. Jenssen | Conservative | |
| Mudassar Kapur | Conservative | |
| Mazyar Keshvari | Progress | |
| Stein Erik Lauvås | Labour | |
| Bjørn Lødemel | Conservative | |
| André N. Skjelstad | Liberal | |
| Ingjerd Schou | Conservative | |
| Eirik Sivertsen | Labour | |
| Geir S. Toskedal | Christian Democratic |
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