Sissel Knutsen Hegdal
Sissel Knutsen Hegdal | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Stavanger | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2023 | |
| Deputy | Henrik Halleland |
| Preceded by | Kari Nessa Nordtun |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2017 | |
| Constituency | Rogaland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1965 Harstad, Troms, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Children | 3 |
Sissel Knutsen Hegdal (born 20 November 1965) is a Norwegian politician and lawyer for the Conservative Party. She is currently serving as the mayor of Stavanger since 2023, and was previously a deputy member of parliament for Rogaland between 2009 and 2017.
Political career
Parliament
She served as a deputy representative to the Storting from Rogaland from 2009 to 2017.[1]
Local politics
She has been a member of Stavanger city council since 2007.[2]
In 2021, she became the Stavanger Conservatives' mayoral candidate for the 2023 local elections.[3] Despite the opposing Labour Party becoming the largest party in Stavanger following the election, the Conservative led bloc inched out a majority together with the Progress Party, Liberal Party, Christian Democrats and the Pensioners' Party, with Hegdal as mayor and the Christian Democrats' Henrik Halleland as deputy mayor.[4] The parties signed a cooperation agreement on 18 October.[5] Hegdal and Helland were confirmed by the municipal council on 23 October and assumed office the same day.[6]
Personal life
Hegdal is originally from Harstad in Troms. She has two older siblings. She moved to Stavanger in 1992 after finishing her studies to become a lawyer. She is married and has three children.[7]
References
- ^ "Sissel Knutsen Hegdal" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Sissel Knutsen Hegdal" (in Norwegian). Conservative Party.
- ^ "Nå er hun offisielt Stavanger Høyre sin ordførerkandidat" (in Norwegian). Øyposten. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Disse skal styre Stavanger de neste fire årene" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Det nye flertallet har signert avtale: Slik blir Stavanger de neste fire årene" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Nå er Sissel Knutsen Hegdal ordfører i Stavanger" (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Tellingen ferdig i Stavanger: Harstadværing blir ordfører" (in Norwegian). iHarstad. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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