Nils Helgheim (14 June 1903 – 1 October 1982) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He served as a deputy representative to the

Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ...

from

Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...

during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961. On the local level, he was a member of

Jølster Jølster is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre was the village of Skei. Other villages in the municipality included Helgheim, Ålhus, Vass ...

municipality council from 1933 to 1967, serving as mayor from 1952. In 1963 Helgheim became deputy county mayor (''fylkesvaraordfører'') of Sogn og Fjordane. In 1964, when illness struck the county mayor Ragnvald Terum Winjum, Helgheim moved up and assumed the post. Helgheim lost the post in 1967. From 1952 to 1959 the farmer Helgheim was a member of the board of the

Norwegian Agrarian Association The Norwegian Agrarian Association ( no, Norges Bondelag) is the largest Norwegian interest organization for farmers. It functions both as a labour union and as a trade union. It negotiates with the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union and ...

. He served four years as deputy chairman.

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NRK County Encyclopedia of Sogn og Fjordane
1903 births 1982 deaths Centre Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane Chairmen of County Councils of Norway {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub