| Type of parliamentary body | Multifunctional | 
                  
                    | Nature | Permanent | 
                  
                    | Related to chambers | Stortinget 
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                    | Date of creation | 1993. Rules of procedure of the Storting, section 10. | 
                  
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                    | Membership | Members are appointed by the parliament's election committee. The party groups are proportionally represented (based on the number of seats a party holds in parliament), elected for the whole 4-year period of the Storting. The Committee has 10 members.
Composition by sex: 5 men (50%), 5 women (50%) | 
                  
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                    | Subjects dealt with | Gender equality issues | 
                  
                    | CONTACT INFORMATION | 
                  
                    | Main address | Familie- og kulturkomiteen Stortinget
 Karl Johans gate 22
 0026 Oslo
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                    | E-mail | familie-kultur@stortinget.no | 
                  
                    | Website | http://www.stortinget.no/en/In-English/Standing-Commitees/The-Standing-Committee-on-Family-and-Cultural-Affairs/ | 
                  
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                    | PRESIDING OFFICER(S) | 
                  
                    | Name | Mr. Svein Harberg | 
                  
                    | Notes | Chairperson | 
                  
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                    | E-mail | svein.harberg@stortinget.no | 
                  
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                    | Name | Mr. Geir Jørgen Bekkevold | 
                  
                    | Notes | First Vice-Chairperson | 
                  
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                    | E-mail | geir-jorgen.bekkevold@stortinget.no | 
                  
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                    | Name | Ms. Anette Trettebergstuen | 
                  
                    | Notes | Second Vice-Chairperson | 
                  
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                    | E-mail | anette.trettebergstuen@stortinget.no | 
                  
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                    | SECRETARY | 
                  
                    | Name | Mr. Stale Rist | 
                  
                    | Notes | Committee Secretary | 
                  
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                    | Phone | +47 23 31 30 20 | 
                  
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                    | E-mail | str@stortinget.no; Stale.rist@stortinget.no | 
                  
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