Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration

The Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration (Norwegian: Kommunal- og forvaltningskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relating to local government, regional and rural policy, immigration policy, housing policy, building and construction, national minorities, Sami issues, matters relating to the organization and operation of state administration, government administration, personnel policy for state employees including pay and pensions, and economic support for political parties. It corresponds to the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.^[1] The committee has 15 members and is chaired by Helge André Njåstad of the Progress Party.^[2]

Members 2013–17

The committee is chaired by Helge André Njåstad

Representative	Party	Position
Helge André Njåstad	Progress	Chair
Helga Pedersen	Labour	First deputy chair
Karin Andersen	Socialist Left	Second deputy chair
Jan Bøhler	Labour
Heidi Greni	Centre
Stine Renate Håheim	Labour
Frank J. Jenssen	Conservative
Mudassar Kapur	Conservative
Mazyar Keshvari	Progress
Stein Erik Lauvås	Labour
Bjørn Lødemel	Conservative
André N. Skjelstad	Liberal
Ingjerd Schou	Conservative
Eirik Sivertsen	Labour
Geir S. Toskedal	Christian Democratic