Kristian Helland is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.

He is known as mayor of Bergen, the second largest city in Norway, from 2001 to 2003. He replaced Ingmar Ljones

Ingmar Ljones

Ingmar Ljones is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005...

 who was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 2001

Norwegian parliamentary election, 2001

A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on September 10, 2001. The Labour Party won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party...

, and following after the 2003 election Helland continued as deputy mayor during the term 2003–2007. In 2007 he stepped down from Bergen politics, but continued as leader of the Hordaland

Hordaland

is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...

party chapter.

Outside of politics, he has worked within the missionary community, and with Christian education. He has been rector of Rauma Folk High School.