Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs
# Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs

The Standing Committee on Education and Church Affairs (Norwegian: Kirke, utdannings- og forskningskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to education, 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 of the Labour Party.

## Members 2013–2017

| Representative | Party | Position |
| - | - | - |
| Trond Giske | Labour | Chair |
| Iselin Nybø | Liberal | First deputy chair |
| Anne Tingelstad Wøien | Centre | Second deputy chair |
| Henrik Asheim | Conservative | |
| Norunn Tveiten Benestad | Conservative | |
| Sivert Haugen Bjørnstad | Progress | |
| Christian Tynning Bjørnø | Labour | |
| Torgeir Knag Fylkesnes | Socialist Left | |
| Kent Gudmundsen | Conservative | |
| Martin Henriksen | Labour | |
| Tone Merete Sønsterud | Labour | |
| Bente Thorsen | Progress | |
| Anders Tyvand | Christian Democratic | |
| Kristin Vinje | Conservative | |
| Marianne Aasen | Labour | |
