The leader of Norway's Liberal Party has been caught on camera playing popular mobile game Pokémon Go during a parliamentary committee session. 

A photo of Trine Skei Grand jabbing away at her mobile while playing Nintendo's hugely popular augmented reality game is going viral.

Grand was caught playing the game during a hearing of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence on Wednesday.

When challenged, Grand simply said that she was one of those people who "have heads that listen better when doing something braindead."

Pokémon Go is a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game that has taken the world by storm since it was released in July, becoming the most popular mobile game of all time in the space of just a few weeks.

In the game, players move around the real world to capture imaginary creatures known as Pokémon. 

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