Editing Storting (section)

==Organisation==
{{Politics of Norway}}

===Presidium===
{{Main|List of presidents of the Storting}}
The [[presidium]] is chaired by the president of the Storting, consisting of the president and five [[vice president]]s of the Storting. The system with five vice presidents was implemented in 2009. Before this there was a single holder of the office.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stortinget.no/no/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget/Nyhetsarkiv/Forsidenyheter/2009-2010/Stortingets-presidentskap/ |title=Stortinget.no |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=10 October 2009 |archive-date=16 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016084814/http://www.stortinget.no/no/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget/Nyhetsarkiv/Forsidenyheter/2009-2010/Stortingets-presidentskap/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stortingets presidentskap |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Stortingets-presidentskap/?tab=MembersCommittee |date=31 January 2020 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806124116/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Stortingets-presidentskap/?tab=MembersCommittee |url-status=live }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Position !! Representative !! Party
|-
| President || {{sortname|Masud|Gharahkhani}} ||[[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]
|-
| First Vice President || {{sortname|Svein|Harberg}} ||[[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative]]
|-
| Second Vice President || {{sortname|Nils T.|Bjørke}} ||[[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre]]
|-
| Third Vice President || {{sortname|Morten|Wold}} ||[[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress]]
|-
| Fourth Vice President || {{sortname|Kari|Henriksen}} ||[[Labour Party (Norway)|Labour]]
|-
| Fifth Vice President ||[[Ingrid Fiskaa]]||[[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left]]
|}

===Standing committees===
The members of parliament are allocated into twelve [[standing committee]]s, of which eleven are related to specific political topics. The last is the [[Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs]]. The standing committees have a portfolio that covers that of one or more [[Norwegian Council of State|government ministers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Representanter og komiteer |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/ |date=27 March 2008 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=13 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513175508/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Committee !! Chair !! Chair's party
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Business and Industry|Business and Industry]] || {{sortname|Geir|Pollestad}} || Centre
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Education, Research and Church Affairs|Education, Research and Church Affairs]] ||[[Roy Steffensen]]|| Progress
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment|Energy and the Environment]] ||[[Ketil Kjenseth]]|| Liberal
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Family and Cultural Affairs|Family and Cultural Affairs]] ||[[Kristin Ørmen Johnsen]]|| Conservative
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs|Finance and Economic Affairs]] ||[[Mudassar Kapur]]|| Conservative
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence|Foreign Affairs and Defence]] || {{sortname|Anniken|Huitfeldt}} || Labour
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Health and Care Services|Health and Care Services]] ||[[Geir Jørgen Bekkevold]]|| Christian Democratic
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Justice|Justice]] ||[[Lene Vågslid]]|| Labour
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Labour and Social Affairs|Labour and Social Affairs]] ||[[Erlend Wiborg]]|| Progress
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Local Government and Public Administration|Local Government and Public Administration]] ||[[Karin Andersen]]|| Socialist Left
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs|Scrutiny and Constitutional Affairs]] ||[[Dag Terje Andersen]]|| Labour
|-
| [[Standing Committee on Transport and Communications |Transport and Communications]] ||[[Helge Orten]]|| Conservative
|}

===Other committees===
There are four other committees, that run parallel to the standing committees. The [[Enlarged Committee on Foreign Affairs]] consists of members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, the presidium, and the parliamentary leaders. The committee discusses important issues related to foreign affairs, trade policy, and national safety with the government. Discussions are confidential. The European Committee consists of the members of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence and the parliamentary delegation to the [[European Economic Area]] (EEA) and the [[European Free Trade Area]] (EFTA). The committee conducts discussions with the government regarding directives from the [[European Union]].

The [[Election Committee (Parliament of Norway)|Election Committee]] consists of 37 members, and is responsible for internal elections within the parliament, as well as delegating and negotiating party and representative allocation within the presidium, standing committees, and other committees. The [[Preparatory Credentials Committee]] has 16 members and is responsible for approving the election.

===Appointed agencies===
Five public agencies are appointed by parliament rather than by the government. The [[Office of the Auditor General of Norway|Office of the Auditor General]] is the [[auditing|auditor]] of all branches of the public administration and is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities. The [[Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman|Parliamentary Ombudsman]] is an [[ombudsman]] responsible for public administration. It can investigate any public matter that has not been processed by an elected body, the courts, or within the military. The [[Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman for the Armed Forces|Ombudsman for the Armed Forces]] is an ombudsman responsible for the military. The [[Norwegian Ombudsman for Civilian National Servicemen|Ombudsman for Civilian National Servicemen]] is responsible for people serving civilian national service. The [[Norwegian Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee|Parliamentary Intelligence Oversight Committee]] is a seven-member body responsible for supervising public intelligence, surveillance, and security services. Parliament also appoints the five members of the [[Norwegian Nobel Committee]] that award the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].

===Administration===
Parliament has an administration of about 450 people, led by Director of the Storting [[Marianne Andreassen]], who assumed office in 2018. She also acts as secretary for the presidium.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stortingets direktør |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Stortinget-og-demokratiet/Administrasjonen/Avdelinger-og-seksjoner/Stortingets-direktor/ |date=10 April 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806060325/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Stortinget-og-demokratiet/Administrasjonen/Avdelinger-og-seksjoner/Stortingets-direktor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Party groups===
Each party represented in parliament has a party group. It is led by a board and chaired by a parliamentary leader. It is customary for the party leader to also act as parliamentary leader, but since party leaders of government parties normally sit as ministers, governing parties elect other representatives as their parliamentary leaders. The table reflects the results of the September 2021 election.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Party !! Seats !! Parliamentary leader
|-
| [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour Party]] || 48 || {{sortname|Rigmor|Aasrud}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arbeiderpartiet (A) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Arbeiderpartiet/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508224143/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Arbeiderpartiet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre Party]] || 28 || {{sortname|Marit|Arnstad}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senterpartiet (Sp) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Senterpartiet/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508164833/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Senterpartiet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Conservative Party of Norway|Conservative Party]] || 36 || {{sortname|Erna|Solberg}} (also party leader)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Høyre (H) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Hoyre/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509011119/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Hoyre/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]] || 21 ||Sylvi Listhaug<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Fremskrittspartiet/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508222738/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Fremskrittspartiet/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Socialist Left Party (Norway)|Socialist Left Party]] || 13 || {{sortname|Kirsti|Bergstø}} (also party leader)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sosialistisk Venstreparti (SV) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Sosialistisk-Venstreparti/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508112442/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Sosialistisk-Venstreparti/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Red Party (Norway)|Red Party]] || 8 || {{sortname|Marie Sneve|Martinussen}} (also party leader)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rødt (R) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/rodt/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508214808/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/rodt/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Liberal Party of Norway|Liberal Party]] || 8 ||[[Terje Breivik]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Venstre (V) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Venstre/ |date=3 February 2020 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509043320/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Venstre/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Green Party of Norway|Green Party]] || 3 ||[[Arild Hermstad]] (also party leader)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miljøpartiet De Grønne (MDG) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Miljopartiet-De-Gronne/ |date=7 February 2020 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508083337/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Miljopartiet-De-Gronne/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|Christian Democratic Party]] || 3 ||[[Hans Fredrik Grøvan]]<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Kristelig Folkeparti (KrF) |url=https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Kristelig-Folkeparti/ |date=2 October 2019 |website=Stortinget |language=no |access-date=17 May 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508194417/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Partiene/Kristelig-Folkeparti/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Patient Focus (Norway)|Patient Focus]] || 1 ||[[Irene Ojala]] (also party leader)<ref name="auto"/>
|-
|}