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The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs ( no, Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen) is a standing committee of the
Parliament of Norway The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
. It holds a supervisory role in relation to the proceedings of the parliament and public sector. The committee has 12 members and is chaired by Peter Frølich of the Conservative Party.The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs
Stortinget.no. Retrieved 7 November 2013
The rules require that all parliamentary parties be represented on this committee and by convention, the committee is chaired by a member of the largest opposition party. From 1814 to 1972, the supervision of parliament was the responsibility of the Protocol Committee. From 1972 to 1981, it was dealt with by the standing committees. The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs was established in 1981. It was reorganized and strengthened in 1993.


Members 2013–17


Leadership

The committee is headed by a chair, along with two vice chairs. Between 1993 and 2001, the committee had only one vice chair. Key








Chairs


Vice Chairs


First Vice Chairs


Second Vice Chair


References

{{Storting Standing committees of the Storting 1981 establishments in Norway