Gunn Marit Helgesen (born 30 October 1958) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. 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. References 1958 births Living people Politicians from Porsgrunn Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Telemark Deputy members of the Storting Chairmen of County Councils of Norway Women members of the Storting Women mayors of places in Norway