The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs () is a

standing committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly or other form of organization. A committee may not itself be considered to be a form of assembly or a decision-making body. Usually, an assembly o ...

of the

Parliament of Norway The Storting ( ; ) 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 based on party-list proportional represe ...

. 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.

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

Leadership

Chairs

Vice Chairs

First Vice Chairs

Second Vice Chair

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