The Standing Committee on Education and Church Affairs ( no, Kirke, utdannings- og forskningskomiteen) is a

standing committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more ...

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 is responsible for policies relating to

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...

, research and church affairs. It corresponds to the Ministry of Education and Research and the church affairs section of the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. The committee has 15 members and is chaired by

Trond Giske Trond Giske (born 7 November 1966) is a Norwegian former politician who served as deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2015 until his resignation in 2018 as a result of the so-called Giske affair. He announced his permanent withdrawal from pol ...

of the Labour Party.The Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
Stortinget.no. Retrieved 30 October 2013

Members 2013–2017

Kulturminister Trond Giske på åpningen av Rockheim

References

{{Storting Standing committees of the Storting