The Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration () is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to local government, regional and rural policy, immigration policy, housing policy, building and construction, national minorities, Sami issues, matters relating to the organization and operation of state administration, government administration, personnel policy for state employees including pay and pensions, and economic support for political parties. It corresponds to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and Ministry of Government Administration and Reform. The committee has 15 members and is chaired by Helge André Njåstad of the Progress Party.The Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration Stortinget.no. Retrieved 30 October 2013
Members 2025–present Representative Party Position Hanne Beate Stenvaag Red Party Chair Erlend Wiborg Progress Party First Vice Chair Sigurd Kvammen Rafaelsen Labour Party Second Vice Chair Konstanse Marie Alvær Labour Party Member Isak Veierud Busch Labour Party Member Solveig Vestenfor Labour Party Member Bjørn Larsen Progress Party Member Rune Midtun Progress Party Member Helge André Njåstad Progress Party Member Mudassar Kapur Conservative Party Member Tage Pettersen Conservative Party Member Bengt Fasteraune Centre Party Member Anne Lise Gjerstad Fredlund Socialist Left Party Member Mari Holm Lønseth Conservative Party Member Lene Vågslid Labour Party Member 2021–2025 Representative Party Position Lene Vågslid Labour Party Chair Helge André Njåstad Progress Party First Vice Chair Heidi Greni Centre Party Second Vice Chair Rune Støstad Labour Party Member Per Martin Sandtrøen Centre Party Member André N. Skjelstad Liberal Party Member Jon Engen-Helgheim Progress Party Member Mari Holm Lønseth Conservative Party Member Mudassar Kapur Conservative Party Member Tage Pettersen Conservative Party Member Karin Andersen Socialist Left Party Member Siv Mossleth Centre Party Member Bengt Fasteraune Centre Party Member Tommy A. Røynesdal Red Party Member Lars Haltbrekken Socialist Left Party Member 2017–2021 Representative Party Position Lene Vågslid Labour Party Chair Kari Kjønaas Kjos Progress Party First Vice Chair Rigmor Aasrud Labour Party Second Vice Chair Stein Erik Lauvås Labour Party Member Heidi Greni Centre Party Member André N. Skjelstad Liberal Party Member Jon Engen-Helgheim Progress Party Member Helge André Njåstad Progress Party Member Mari Holm Lønseth Conservative Party Member Mudassar Kapur Conservative Party Member Tage Pettersen Conservative Party Member Heidi Nordby Lunde Conservative Party Member Karin Andersen Socialist Left Party Member Kjell Ingolf Ropstad Christian Democratic Party Member Kjell-Børge Freiberg Progress Party Member Siv Mossleth Centre Party Member 2013–17 Representative Party Position Progress Chair Labour First deputy chair Socialist Left Second deputy chair Labour Centre Labour Conservative Conservative Progress Labour Conservative Liberal Conservative Labour Christian Democratic Leadership Chairs Representative Party Term Helge André Njåstad Progress Party 22 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 Karin Andersen Socialist Left Party 17 October 2017 – 30 September 2021 Lene Vågslid Labour Party 21 October 2021 – 4 February 2025 Sverre Myrli Labour Party 13 February 2025 – 30 September 2025 Hanne Beate Stenvaag Red Party 15 October 2025 – present First Vice Chairs Representative Party Term Helga Pedersen Labour Party 22 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 Kari Kjønaas Kjos Progress Party 17 October 2017 – 30 January 2020 Jon Engen-Helgheim Progress Party 30 January 2020 – 25 February 2021 Helge André Njåstad Progress Party 25 February 2021 – 21 March 2024 Erlend Wiborg Progress Party 21 March 2024 – present
Second Vice Chairs Representative Party Term Karin Andersen Socialist Left Party 22 October 2013 – 30 September 2017 Rigmor Aasrud Labour Party 17 October 2017 – 19 January 2018 Eirik Sivertsen Labour Party 30 January 2018 – 12 March 2020 Stein Erik Lauvås Labour Party 12 March 2020 – 30 September 2021 Heidi Greni Centre Party 21 October 2021 – 30 September 2025 Sigurd Kvammen Rafaelsen Labour Party 15 October 2025 – present
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