# Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs

The Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs (Norwegian: Kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen) is a standing committee of the Parliament of Norway. 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 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  Centre Party  Christian Democratic Party  Conservative Party  Labour Party  Liberal Party  Progress Party  Socialist Left Party

### Chairs

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
| Petter Thomassen | Conservative | 21 October 1993 | 30 September 1997 | 3 years, 344 days |
| Jørgen Kosmo | Labour | 21 October 1997 | 17 March 2000 | 2 years, 148 days |
| Gunnar Skaug | Labour | 23 March 2000 | 30 September 2001 | 1 year, 191 days |
| Ågot Valle | Socialist Left | 22 October 2001 | 30 September 2005 | 3 years, 343 days |
| Lodve Solholm | Progress | 19 October 2005 | 30 September 2009 | 3 years, 346 days |
| Anders Anundsen | Progress | 20 October 2009 | 30 September 2013 | 3 years, 345 days |
| Martin Kolberg | Labour | 22 October 2013 | 30 September 2017 | 3 years, 343 days |
| Dag Terje Andersen | Labour | 17 October 2017 | 30 September 2021 | 3 years, 348 days |
| Peter Christian Frølich | Conservative | 28 October 2021 | present | 3 years, 0 days |

### Vice Chairs
#### First Vice Chairs

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
| Tom Thoresen | Labour | 21 October 1993 | 29 October 1996 | 3 years, 8 days |
| Gunnar Skaug | Labour | 29 October 1996 | 30 September 1997 | 336 days |
| Odd Holten | Christian Democratic | 21 October 1997 | 30 September 2001 | 3 years, 344 days |
| Martin Engeset | Conservative | 22 October 2001 | 30 September 2005 | 3 years, 343 days |
| Inge Ryan | Socialist Left | 19 October 2005 | 24 November 2007 | 2 years, 36 days |
| Øystein Djupedal | Socialist Left | 27 November 2007 | 30 September 2009 | 1 year, 307 days |
| Ola Borten Moe | Centre | 20 October 2009 | 4 March 2011 | 1 year, 135 days |
| Per Olaf Lundteigen | Centre | 12 April 2011 | 30 September 2013 | 2 years, 171 days |
| Michael Tetzschner | Conservative | 22 October 2013 | 30 September 2017 | 3 years, 343 days |
| Svein Harberg | Conservative | 17 October 2017 | 30 September 2021 | 3 years, 348 days |
| Sverre Myrli | Labour | 28 October 2021 | 26 November 2021 | 29 days |
| Lubna Jaffery | Labour | 30 November 2021 | 28 June 2023 | 1 year, 210 days |
| Frode Jacobsen | Labour | 27 July 2023 | present | 1 year, 93 days |

#### Second Vice Chair

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
| Kjell Engebretsen | Labour | 22 October 2001 | 30 September 2005 | 3 years, 343 days |
| Svein Roald Hansen | Labour | 19 October 2005 | 30 September 2009 | 3 years, 346 days |
| Martin Kolberg | Labour | 20 October 2009 | 30 September 2013 | 3 years, 345 days |
| Kenneth Svendsen | Progress | 22 October 2013 | 2 October 2015 | 1 year, 345 days |
| Helge Thorheim | Progress | 2 October 2015 | 30 September 2017 | 1 year, 363 days |
| Nils T. Bjørke | Centre | 17 October 2017 | 30 September 2021 | 3 years, 348 days |
| Svein Harberg | Conservative | 28 October 2021 | present | 3 years, 0 days |