– Based on the situation that has arisen after Sissel Knutsen Hegdal has resigned as mayor, the city council group must choose a new candidate for mayor. – Tormod Wilson Losnedal is the candidate that the majority has pointed to as the preferred candidate, says a press release sent out by the election committee. There must be a large majority in favor of the proposal. He is also pointed to as a candidate who can help create renewal in the Conservative Party. Tormod Wilson Losnedal is 37 years old, cohabits and has three children. He has a degree in political science from the University of Bergen. Will vote on 14 October – The nomination committee’s conclusion is that Tormod has confidence in the city council group. He has experience, competence and personal qualities which overall mean that he is well suited to handle a role as mayor in Stavanger, the press release further states. The group board wants the candidate to be nominated no later than 2 October so that the election can be carried out at the upcoming town council meeting on 14 October. Losnedal previously has, among other things, experience as a political secretary in Randaberg municipality before he became an adviser to the town council group for the Conservative Party and now from the 2023 election a member of the town council and group leader. Acting mayor Henrik Halleland (KrF) supports the nomination. – There was no surprise with Losnedal. He is certainly a good candidate, says Halleland to news. Henrik Halleland and Dag Mossige during the budget meeting in Stavanger. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news Group leader of the Labor Party in Stavanger, Dag Mossige, believes Losnedal is a natural choice as a mayoral candidate after Knutsen Hegdal. – There is also a person with whom I have had good cooperation, and I feel that the trust has been mutual, says Mossige. Mossige is nevertheless clear that he wants another board in Stavanger. – We are critical of today’s majority coalition, which does not seem capable of solving the challenges we face, he says to news. Mayor resigns On 4 September, Mayor Sissel Knutsen Hegdal notified that she wished to resign from the post of mayor in Stavanger. The case against mayor Sissel Knutsen Hegdal concerns four transactions. Photo: Øystein Otterdal / news The mayor had then admitted to having used the party’s money for his own consumption. The case against the mayor is now a police case, and the outgoing mayor has been called in for police questioning. It was unclear for a long time whether Hegdal Knutsen would resign, and it took time before she formally submitted an application for resignation. It ended with a unanimous city council group in Stavanger Høyre deciding that they no longer wanted her as mayor. The case against Sissel Knutsen Hegdal concerns the following transactions on 16 January 2023: Online shopping with Klarna. Incorrect use of the city council group’s card on four occasions on the same day. A total of NOK 8,813. 18 February 2023: Purchase of a plane ticket from Stavanger to Alicante. The reason for the purchase was that Sissel Knutsen Hegdal had to buy a new ticket in connection with Erna Solberg’s visit to Stavanger. The travel bill lacks documentation documenting that a new plane ticket purchased with the city council group’s payment card compensates for a private outlay for the original trip. A total of NOK 4,901. 21 April 2023: Flight ticket to Oslo without documentation of a work-related agreement in Oslo. A total of NOK 3,479. 4 May 2023: Withdrawal of cash without documentation. A total of NOK 5,000. 13 June 2023: The city council group’s card was used to pay for a gift to a party member, at the same time as a fundraiser had taken place via Spleis for the same gift. A total of NOK 3,900. 26–27 September 2023: Tickets to Utopia and purchase of eight festival passes. Five of the festival passes were for Conservative Party politicians and entourages and were approved, but the other three festival passes for family members were not. The amount to be repaid totals NOK 11,996. 9 September 2023: Dinner with the family at Restaurant Vaar as a conclusion to the election campaign. A total of NOK 7,500. 13 September 2023: Dinner at Restaurant Harry Pepper on election day with spouse and a couple of friends. A total of NOK 4,000. 18 September 2023: Purchase of a plane ticket from Oslo to Stavanger to a person with no formal connection to the Conservative Party. A total of NOK 1,559. All amounts have been refunded. In total, we are talking about NOK 51,148. Source: Press release from the Conservative Party On 13 September, it became clear that Knutsen Hegdal had applied for exemption from office. – To help restore calm, and to give the elected representatives time to focus on the very important task of governing the city, I will today submit an application for exemption from the post of mayor, she said at the time. It also became clear that she had resigned from the party. The city council group of Stavanger Høyre has until now worked on finding a successor. Published 01.10.2024, at 12.20 Updated 01.10.2024, at 13.20
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Tormod Losnedal is the new mayoral candidate in Stavanger – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
