Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence

The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence () 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. The committee has 16 members and is chaired by Ine Eriksen Søreide of the Conservative Party.The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence Stortinget.no. Retrieved 11 July 2022 The members also sit on the Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs and the European Committee.

Members 2021–25

Representative Party PositionIne Eriksen Søreide Conservative ChairÅsmund Grøver Aukrust Labour First Vice ChairGuri MelbyLiberalSecond Vice Chair ProgressSylvi Listhaug ProgressNils-Ole Foshaug Labour ConservativeDag Inge Ulstein Christian DemocraticErna Solberg ConservativeEva Kristin Hansen LabourBjørnar Moxnes Red Ingrid Fiskaa Socialist LeftRigmor Aasrud LabourMarit Arnstad Centre ConservativeBengt Fasteraune Centre

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

Key

Chairs Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Conservative Labour Conservative present

Vice Chairs First Vice Chairs Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Labour Conservative Conservative Labour Labour Labour present

Second Vice Chairs Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Socialist Left Socialist Left Progress Progress Liberal present

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