Norway/Politics Member of Parliament

Norway/Politics Member of Parliament (Member of parliament)
Start	1814
The supreme legislature of Norway.

The Storting (Norwegian: Stortinget) 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 representation in nineteen multi-seat constituencies.

The assembly is led by a president and, since 2009, five vice presidents: the presidium. The members are allocated to twelve standing committees, as well as four procedural committees. Three ombudsmen are directly subordinate to parliament: the Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee and the Office of the Auditor General.

Standing committees

All members of parliament are allocated into twelve standing committees, of which eleven are related to specific political topics, like Foreign Affairs and Defence, Finance and Economic Affairs,Justice ,Local Government and Public Administration,Transport and Communications etc.

There are four other committees, that run parallel to the standing committees, the most imporatn being The Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs, consisting of members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, the presidium, and the parliamentary leaders. The committee discusses important issues related to foreign affairs, trade policy, and national safety with the government. Discussions are confidential.

Parliament appoints the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee that award the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

Office Holders on Wikispooks

Name	From	To	Description
Hadia Tajik	1 October 2017
Michael Tetzschner	1 October 2009
Trine Skei Grande	1 October 2001	30 September 2021
Siv Jensen	15 September 1997
Børge Brende	15 September 1997	14 September 2009
Per Ditlev-Simonsen	1981	1985
Reiulf Steen	1977	1992
Ole Myrvoll	1 October 1973	30 September 1977
Einar Førde	1 October 1969	30 September 1989
Helge Seip	1 October 1965	30 September 1973
Aase Lionæs	1958	1977	Norwegian parliament
Kåre Willoch	14 October 1957	12 September 1989
Jens Haugland	1 January 1954	30 September 1973
Helge Seip	1 January 1954	30 September 1961
Trygve Bratteli	14 October 1950	15 September 1981

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