BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican House Majority Leader Chet Pollert has been elected as the chairman of the Legislative Management committee.

Pollert, of Carrington, was selected to the 17-member committee, which includes Senate and House floor leaders from both parties, that oversees the Legislature’s business between sessions. The group met after the Legislature adjourned late Friday night.

The former chairman, GOP Sen. Ray Holmberg, of Grand Forks, was elected vice chair.

Republicans hold more than two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate, and they control the study and committee selection process. Pollert told The Associated Press Saturday that he intends to appoint some Democrats to head interim committees.

The committee has scheduled its first meeting on May 28.