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Gunn Marit Helgesen

Norwegian politician (born 1958)

Gunn Marit Helgesen (born 30 October 1958) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gunn Marit Helgesen (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Oct 30, 1958.¹

About

Helgesen served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 1993–1997, 1997–2001, 2001–2005, 2005–2009 and 2009–2013. In total she met during 68 days of parliamentary session. From 1995 to 2003 she was deputy county mayor of Telemark, and from 2003 she was county mayor. After the 2011 Norwegian local elections the local centre-right alliance was dissolved, and Terje Riis-Johansen became county mayor of a new centre-left coalition. She succeeded Halvdan Skard in December 2013 as chair of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities.

She is also president of the North Sea Commission. and a board member of Kommunal Landspensjonskasse.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gunn Marit Helgesen, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Norwegian Association of Local and Regional AuthoritiesChair 2021 to 2026¹⁷
Norwegian Association of Local and Regional AuthoritiesChair 2012 to 2020¹⁷

Career

Occupation: chemical engineer, politician.⁸

Since 2023Member of a county council of Norway^{3 5}
2021 to 2026Chair, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities⁷
2012 to 2020Chair, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities⁷
2009 to 2013Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}
2005 to 2009Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}
2003 to 2011County mayor of Telemark³
2001 to 2005Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}
1997 to 2001Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}
1993 to 1997Deputy member of the Parliament of Norway^{3 4}
Date not recordedChairperson, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities³
Date not recordedChairperson, Vegfinans³
Date not recordedChair, Council of European Municipalities and Regions⁶

Personal life

BornOct 30, 1958, Porsgrunn⁹
CitizenshipNorway¹⁰

Awards

Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2021^{11 16}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2022^{11 15}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2023^{11 14}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2024^{11 12}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2025^{11 13}
Date not recordedNorway's 100 Most Powerful Women 2026^{11 13}

Sources

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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen on Wikidata
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WikipediaGunn Marit Helgesen on Wikipedia
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: Chairperson, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, on Wikidata
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WikidataDeputy member of the Parliament of Norway, as reported
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WikidataMember of a county council of Norway, as reported
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: Chair, Council of European Municipalities and Regions, on Wikidata
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: Chair, Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, on Wikidata
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGunn Marit Helgesen: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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Wikidataaward, as reported by Kapital (magazine)
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WikidataNorwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsGunn Marit Helgesen photo by Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0