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<h2 id="leadership">Leadership</h2> <p>The committee is headed by a chair and two vice chairs. There was only one vice chair between 1950 and 2001. </p><p>Key <a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Agrarian/Centre Party</a> <a href="/facts/Christian_Democratic_Party_of_Norway/Mp1ybVQt">Christian Democratic Party</a> <a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative Party</a> <a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour Party</a> <a href="/facts/Liberal_Party_(Norway)/4dkbqI0h">Liberal Party</a> <a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress Party</a> <a href="/facts/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)/sywQGK2I">Socialist Left Party</a> </p> <h3>Chairs</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Portrait</th><th scope="col">Name</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Took office</th><th scope="col">Left office</th><th scope="col">Tenure</th></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Einar_Frogner/mwSHBvoV">Einar Frogner</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Agrarian</a></td><td>23 January 1950</td><td>10 July 1955</td><td>5 years, 168 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Trond_Halvorsen_Wirstad/dJHYBA69">Trond Halvorsen Wirstad</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Agrarian</a></td><td>16 January 1956</td><td>10 January 1958</td><td>1 year, 359 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Lars_Elis%C3%A6us_Vatnaland/KVLP4vVz">Lars Elisæus Vatnaland</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Agrarian/Centre</a></td><td>27 January 1958</td><td>30 September 1961</td><td>3 years, 246 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Trond_Halvorsen_Wirstad/dJHYBA69">Trond Halvorsen Wirstad</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>13 October 1961</td><td>30 September 1965</td><td>3 years, 352 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Nils_Kristen_Jacobsen/d90d23Vw">Nils Kristen Jacobsen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>15 October 1965</td><td>13 November 1969</td><td>4 years, 29 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Peter_Kjeldseth_Moe/GxGYwUyz">Peter Kjeldseth Moe</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>13 November 1969</td><td>30 June 1973</td><td>3 years, 229 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Arnold_Weiberg-Aurdal/7Yt9rsR1">Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>18 October 1973</td><td>30 September 1981</td><td>7 years, 347 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Kjell_Borgen/lDfWHph6">Kjell Borgen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>21 October 1981</td><td>30 September 1985</td><td>3 years, 344 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Oddrunn_Pettersen/7tX4LS6H">Oddrunn Pettersen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>23 October 1985</td><td>28 April 1989</td><td>3 years, 187 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Solveig_Torsvik/Qh24Q1AP">Solveig Torsvik</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>8 May 1989</td><td>30 September 1989</td><td>145 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/John_S._Tveit/Bkk5ujsu">John S. Tveit</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)/Mp1ybVQt">Christian Democratic</a></td><td>23 October 1989</td><td>30 September 1993</td><td>3 years, 342 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Magnus_Stangeland/gPjHb26q">Magnus Stangeland</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>21 October 1993</td><td>30 September 1997</td><td>3 years, 344 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Oddvard_Nilsen/nWJLan6W">Oddvard Nilsen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>21 October 1997</td><td>30 September 2001</td><td>3 years, 344 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Petter_L%C3%B8vik/KNdGnbg6">Petter Løvik</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>22 October 2001</td><td>30 September 2005</td><td>3 years, 343 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Per_Sandberg/wvuxBs65">Per Sandberg</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>19 October 2005</td><td>30 September 2009</td><td>3 years, 346 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Knut_Arild_Hareide/YwMh0beT">Knut Arild Hareide</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)/Mp1ybVQt">Christian Democratic</a></td><td>20 October 2009</td><td>30 September 2013</td><td>3 years, 345 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Linda_Cathrine_Hofstad_Helleland/cgRoEPSp">Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>22 October 2013</td><td>16 December 2015</td><td>2 years, 55 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Nikolai_Astrup_(politician)/3r3QPWgw">Nikolai Astrup (politician)</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>12 January 2016</td><td>30 September 2017</td><td>1 year, 261 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Helge_Orten/dGUGmCWb">Helge Orten</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>18 October 2017</td><td>30 September 2021</td><td>3 years, 347 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Erling_Sande/Hb989gzz">Erling Sande</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>21 October 2021</td><td>16 October 2023</td><td>1 year, 360 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Sigbj%C3%B8rn_Gjelsvik/0AP7yWSS">Sigbjørn Gjelsvik</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>19 October 2023</td><td>present</td><td>1 year, 163 days</td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Vice chairs</h3> <h4>First vice chairs</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Portrait</th><th scope="col">Name</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Took office</th><th scope="col">Left office</th><th scope="col">Tenure</th></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Anton_Ludvik_Alvestad/gYlgC2kT">Anton Ludvik Alvestad</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>23 January 1950</td><td>2 July 1956</td><td>6 years, 161 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Arne_Torolf_Str%C3%B8m/FmPUKV5y">Arne Torolf Strøm</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>5 October 1956</td><td>30 September 1961</td><td>4 years, 360 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Isak_Larsson_Flatab%C3%B8/xjQFUqWn">Isak Larsson Flatabø</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>13 October 1961</td><td>30 September 1965</td><td>3 years, 352 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Trond_Halvorsen_Wirstad/dJHYBA69">Trond Halvorsen Wirstad</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>15 October 1965</td><td>30 September 1969</td><td>3 years, 350 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Erling_Engan/090suP4C">Erling Engan</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>14 October 1969</td><td>30 September 1973</td><td>3 years, 351 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Rolf_Fjeldv%C3%A6r/tblYuHBf">Rolf Fjeldvær</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>18 October 1973</td><td>30 September 1981</td><td>7 years, 347 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Lars_Lefdal/KGYnoSzE">Lars Lefdal</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>21 October 1981</td><td>30 September 1989</td><td>7 years, 344 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Harry_Jensen_(Norwegian_politician)/VVyHYunb">Harry Jensen (Norwegian politician)</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>23 October 1989</td><td>21 December 1990</td><td>1 year, 59 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Lodve_Solholm/zAlqENuX">Lodve Solholm</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>11 January 1991</td><td>30 September 1993</td><td>2 years, 262 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Inge_Myrvoll/NsbMcz6b">Inge Myrvoll</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)/sywQGK2I">Socialist Left</a></td><td>21 October 1993</td><td>30 September 1997</td><td>3 years, 344 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Karl_Eirik_Schj%C3%B8tt-Pedersen/o8SXIejP">Karl Eirik Schjøtt-Pedersen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>21 October 1997</td><td>17 March 2000</td><td>2 years, 148 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Ola_R%C3%B8tvei/4AP9gRzE">Ola Røtvei</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>23 March 2000</td><td>30 September 2001</td><td>1 year, 191 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Jorunn_Ringstad/8ow6oqv3">Jorunn Ringstad</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Centre_Party_(Norway)/rLss0E9d">Centre</a></td><td>22 October 2001</td><td>30 September 2005</td><td>3 years, 343 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Borghild_Tenden/oLQENIGs">Borghild Tenden</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Liberal_Party_(Norway)/4dkbqI0h">Liberal </a></td><td>19 October 2005</td><td>30 September 2009</td><td>3 years, 346 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Anne_Marit_Bj%C3%B8rnflaten/qB6I7Erq">Anne Marit Bjørnflaten</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>20 October 2009</td><td>30 September 2013</td><td>3 years, 345 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Eirin_Sund/4In2Gxa7">Eirin Sund</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>22 October 2013</td><td>17 June 2015</td><td>1 year, 238 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Eirik_Sivertsen/KEUTYApQ">Eirik Sivertsen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>18 June 2015</td><td>30 September 2017</td><td>2 years, 104 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Morten_Stordalen/Gm6TMQTe">Morten Stordalen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>18 October 2017</td><td>11 February 2020</td><td>2 years, 116 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/B%C3%A5rd_Hoksrud/NaVTlkMP">Bård Hoksrud</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>11 February 2020</td><td>30 September 2021</td><td>1 year, 231 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Terje_Halleland/G294VpVk">Terje Halleland</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>21 October 2021</td><td>17 February 2022</td><td>119 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Frank_Edvard_Sve/NdWMI8BK">Frank Edvard Sve</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>1 March 2022</td><td>present</td><td>3 years, 30 days</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>Second vice chairs</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Portrait</th><th scope="col">Name</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Took office</th><th scope="col">Left office</th><th scope="col">Tenure</th></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Geir-Ketil_Hansen/eMVHD8nT">Geir-Ketil Hansen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)/sywQGK2I">Socialist Left</a></td><td>22 October 2001</td><td>30 September 2005</td><td>3 years, 343 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Torstein_Rudihagen/Xn9MuGEh">Torstein Rudihagen</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Labour_Party_(Norway)/jLlKjmhd">Labour</a></td><td>19 October 2005</td><td>30 September 2009</td><td>3 years, 346 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/B%C3%A5rd_Hoksrud/NaVTlkMP">Bård Hoksrud</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Progress_Party_(Norway)/f7Wdymet">Progress</a></td><td>20 October 2009</td><td>30 September 2013</td><td>3 years, 345 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Abid_Raja/K82mnxTB">Abid Raja</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Liberal_Party_(Norway)/4dkbqI0h">Liberal </a></td><td>22 October 2013</td><td>30 September 2017</td><td>3 years, 343 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Jon_Gunnes/Y4y0f24H">Jon Gunnes</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Liberal_Party_(Norway)/4dkbqI0h">Liberal </a></td><td>18 October 2017</td><td>30 September 2021</td><td>3 years, 347 days</td></tr><tr><td></td><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Trond_Helleland/kL5AeQpe">Trond Helleland</a></th><td><a href="/facts/Conservative_Party_(Norway)/h4B6LbAu">Conservative</a></td><td>21 October 2021</td><td>present</td><td>3 years, 161 days</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Parliament of Norway. "The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications". Retrieved 23 October 2009. <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Norway" target="_blank">/wiki/Parliament_of_Norway</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications Stortinget.no. Retrieved 8 November 2013 <a href="http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Standing-Committee-on-Transport-and-Communications/" target="_blank">http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Standing-Committee-on-Transport-and-Communications/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>