The Presidium is composed of six members and chaired by the President of the Storting.
Additional members of the Presidium are the vice-president of the Storting and the presidents and vice-presidents of the Lagting and the Odelsting. According to current practice, political parties are represented proportionately in the Storting's Presidium. At present the position as President of the Storting is held by the Labour party.
The President and Vice President preside at meetings in the respective "Tings" every other month.
The Presidium's responsibilities include:
determining the Storting's order of business,
establishing the time limits for the working schedule,
ensuring that constitutional rules are upheld in all matters, including during committee meetings,
ascertaining that issues are dealt with in accordance with constitutional rules,
safeguarding constitutional principles regulating the relationship between the Government and the national assembly.
As far as possible, the Storting's Presidium attempts to avoid taking a stand on purely political issues upon which there are divergent opinions. When such a situation arises, the Presidium generally consults the parties' parliamentary leaders.
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President of the Storting
Thorbjørn Jagland
Labour Party
Biography
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Vice President of the Storting
Carl I. Hagen
Progress Party
Biography
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President of the Lagting
Inge Lønning
Conservative Party
Biography
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Vice President of the Lagting
Ola T. Lånke
Christian Democratic Party
Biography
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President of the Odelsting
Berit Brørby
Labour Party
Biography
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Vice President
of the Odelsting
Olav Gunnar Ballo
Socialist Left Party
Biography
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Questions regarding the Presidium should be directed to Mr. Hans Brattestå, Secretary General of the Storting and Secretary to the Presidium.
Telephone: +47 23313527/
mobile: +47 93063523
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