diff --git a/src/fiber_package/entities/member.py b/src/fiber_package/entities/member.py
index d30dba3..1f32690 100644
--- a/src/fiber_package/entities/member.py
+++ b/src/fiber_package/entities/member.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from .enums import Membership, OnlineAlmanacField
 from .submodels import Address, LoginInfo
 
 class MemberModel(FormerMemberModel):
+    # requires that Membership equals member
     membership: Annotated[Membership, Field(pattern="member")]
 
     login: LoginInfo
diff --git a/src/fiber_package/groups/committees/committee.py b/src/fiber_package/groups/committees/committee.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d81b183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fiber_package/groups/committees/committee.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from fiber_package.util import EntityList, GroupList, GroupRef
+
+from .enums import CommitteeType
+
+'''
+A committee represents any group of members
+'''
+
+class CommitteeModel(BaseModel):
+    full_name_EN: str
+    full_name_NL: str
+    description_EN: str
+    description_NL: str
+
+    active: bool = True
+
+    editions:  GroupList("committee_edition", [])
+    current_edition: GroupRef("committee_edition", None)
+
+    @model_validator(mode='after')
+    def current_edition_in_editions(self) -> Self:
+        uuid = self.current_edition.uuid
+        if uuid is None:
+            return self
+        if uuid not in self.editions.uuids:
+            raise ValueError("Current edition must be in list of editions")
+        return self
+
+class CommitteeEditionModel(BaseModel):
+    members: EntityList = EntityList("member", [])
+    functions: dict[UUID4, str]
+
+    @model_validator(mode='after')
+    def functions_to_members_only(self) -> Self:
+        for uuid in self.functions.keys():
+            if uuid not in self.members.uuids:
+                raise ValueError("Cannot only assign functions to members")
+        return self
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/fiber_package/groups/committees/enums.py b/src/fiber_package/groups/committees/enums.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe78120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/fiber_package/groups/committees/enums.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from enum import StrEnum
+
+class CommitteeType(StrEnum):
+    board_committee: "Board committee"
+    GMM_committee: "GMM committee"
+    guild: "Guild"
+    subassociation_board: "Subassociation board"
+
+