Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
# Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs (Norwegian: Utenrikskomiteen) is a defunct committee of the Norwegian Parliament responsible for matters related to foreign policy, development assistance, international agreements, Svalbard and the Norwegian polar regions.

## Leaders

| Leaders | Party | Period |
| - | - | - |
| J. L. Mowinckel | Liberal | 1917–18 |
| Ivar Peterson Tveiten | Liberal | 1919–23 |
| Arnold Holmboe | Liberal | 1923-24 |
| Nils Nilsson Skaar | Liberal | 1924 |
| C. J. Hambro | Conservative | 1925–45 |
| Terje Wold | Labour | 1945–49 |
| Finn Moe | Labour | 1950–65 |
| Bent Røiseland | Liberal | 1965–70 |
| Helge Seip | Liberal People's]] | 1970–73 |
| Tor Oftedal | Arbeidepartiet | 1973–77 |
| Reiulf Steen | Labour | 1977–79 |
| Arvid Johanson | Labour | 1979–80 |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Arbeiderpartet | 1980–81 |
| Reiulf Steen | Labour | 1981 |
| Kåre Kristiansen | Christian Democrat | 1981–83 |
| Jakob Aano | Christian Democrat | 1983–85 |
| Jan Petersen | Conservative | 1985–86 |
| Kåre Willoch | Conservative | 1986–89 |
| Gro Harlem Brundtland | Labour | 1989–90 |
| Bjørn Tore Godal | Labour | 1990–91 |
| Gunnar Skaug | Labour | 1991–93 |
| Haakon Blankenborg | Labour | 1993–2000 |
| Thorbjørn Jagland | Labour | 2000 |
| Einar Steensnæs | Christian Democrat | 2000–2001 |
| Thorbjørn Jagland | Labour | 2001–2005 |
| Olav Akselsen | Labour | 2005– |

## Members 2005–09

| Member | Party | Remarks |
| - | - | - |
| Olav Akselsen | Labour | Leader |
| Erna Solberg | Conservative | Deputy leader |
| Marit Nybakk | Labour | Deputy leader |
| Hill-Marta Solberg | Labour | |
| Siv Jensen | Progress | |
| Finn Martin Vallersnes | Conservative | |
| Dagfinn Høybråten | Christian Democrat | |
| Øyvind Vaksdal | Progress | |
| Åslaug Haga | Centre | |
| Vidar Bjørnstad | Labour | |
| Ågot Valle | Socialist Left | |
| Anne Margrethe Larsen | Liberal | |
| Anette Trettebergstuen | Labour | |
