Sissel Knutsen Hegdal (born 20 November 1965) is a Norwegian politician and lawyer formerly for the Conservative Party.
[6] She resigned as mayor with immediate effect on 4 September 2024 after it was revealed that she had misused party funds for private purposes during the 2023 election campaign.
[8] The Conservative Party on a national level encouraged the local chapter in Stavanger to report Hegdal to the police, something they refused to do.
[13] Hegdal later attended a meeting on 12 September with her local party chapter to discuss her situation.
According to NRK, Hegdal was said to be cross with the national party, who she deemed to have pressured her in the last two weeks, furthermore calling their behaviour "unacceptable".
Hegdal was later reported to have resigned her party membership as well, leaving the coalition one seat short of a majority.