TheStanding Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence (Norwegian:Utenriks- og forsvarskomiteen) is astanding committee of theParliament of Norway. It is responsible for policies relatingforeign affairs,military,development cooperation,Svalbard or in other polar regions and matters in general relating to agreements between Norway and other states or organizations. It corresponds to theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and theMinistry of Defence.[1] The committee has 16 members and is chaired byIne Eriksen Søreide of theConservative Party.[2] The members also sit on theEnlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs and theEuropean Committee.

The committee is headed by a chair and two vice chairs.
Key
Centre Party
Christian Democratic Party
Conservative Party
Labour Party
Liberal Party
Progress Party
Socialist Left Party
| Portrait | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ine Eriksen Søreide | Conservative | 20 October 2009 | 30 September 2013 | 3 years, 345 days | |
| Anniken Huitfeldt | Labour | 22 October 2013 | 30 September 2021 | 7 years, 343 days | |
| Ine Eriksen Søreide | Conservative | 20 October 2021 | present | 4 years, 118 days |
| Portrait | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Svein Roald Hansen | Labour | 20 October 2009 | 30 September 2013 | 3 years, 345 days | |
| Øyvind Halleraker | Conservative | 22 October 2013 | 30 September 2017 | 3 years, 343 days | |
| Michael Tetzschner | Conservative | 18 October 2017 | 30 September 2021 | 3 years, 347 days | |
| Kari Henriksen | Labour | 20 October 2021 | 26 November 2021 | 37 days | |
| Åsmund Grøver Aukrust | Labour | 30 November 2021 | 4 February 2025 | 3 years, 66 days | |
| Nils-Ole Foshaug | Labour | 11 February 2025 | present | 1 year, 4 days |
| Portrait | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bård Vegar Solhjell | Socialist Left | 22 October 2009 | 23 March 2012 | 2 years, 153 days | |
| Snorre Valen | Socialist Left | 18 April 2012 | 30 September 2013 | 1 year, 165 days | |
| Kristian Norheim | Progress | 22 October 2013 | 5 June 2015 | 1 year, 226 days | |
| Christian Tybring-Gjedde | Progress | 10 June 2015 | 30 September 2021 | 6 years, 112 days | |
| Guri Melby | Liberal | 20 October 2021 | present | 4 years, 118 days |