Sissel Knutsen Hegdal

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.

Parliament
She served as a deputy representative to the Storting from Rogaland from 2009 to 2017.

Local politics
She has been a member of Stavanger city council since 2007.

In 2021, she became the Stavanger Conservatives' mayoral candidate for the 2023 local elections. 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. The parties signed a cooperation agreement on 18 October. Hegdal and Helland were confirmed by the municipal council on 23 October and assumed office the same day.

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.