Standing Committee on Agriculture

Standing Committee on Agriculture
47th Parliament of Australia
Type
Type	Standing Committee of the Australian House of Representatives
History
Founded	26 July 2022
Preceded by	Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources
Leadership
Chair	Meryl Swanson, Labor
Deputy Chair	Rick Wilson, Liberal
Structure
Seats	9
Political groups	Government (5)   Labor (5) Opposition (3)   Liberal (2)   Liberal National (1) Crossbench (1)   Centre Alliance (1)
Meeting place
Parliament House Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Australia
Website
Standing Committee on Agriculture
Rules
Standing Orders of the House of Representatives

The Standing Committee on Agriculture is a committee of the Australian House of Representatives.^[1] The committee is a "General Purpose Standing Committee" governed by Standing Order 215. It consists of nine members, five government members and four non-government members (three members of the official opposition and one member of the crossbench). The chair is appointed by the Prime Minister and the deputy chair by the Leader of the Opposition under Standing Order 232.^[2]