Background
Heggelund grew up in the affluent Røa neighbourhood in Oslo. His mother is a teacher.
Heggelund grew up in the affluent Røa neighbourhood in Oslo. His mother is a teacher.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament for Oslo in 2013. In 1999, he switched to the Norwegian Young Conservatives. He was leader of Vestre Aker Young Conservatives from 2004 to 2005 and led Oslo Young Conservatives from 2005 to 2006. deputy leader for the organization from 2008 to 2010.
He candidated for the leadership position of the Young Conservatives, but lost to Henrik Asheim who was reelected.
In 2007 and 2009, he served as city government secretary for vice mayor Merete Agerbak-Jensen. In 2013, he was elected to the Parliament of Norway, having been nominated in the 6th spot on the Conservative Party ballot in Oslo.
Heggelund has a bachelor"s degree in information and communications from Business intelligence Norwegian Business School, Oslo. He worked for the communication firm JKL group from 2009 to 2011, when he started working as a communications consultant for Nordic Choice Hotels.
He was named one of Norway"s biggest communication experts by Dagens Næringsliv in 2012.
He joined the Socialist Youth when he was 13.
He was a member of the Central Committee of the Young Conservatives from 2006 to 2010, serving as 2. He was elected to the Oslo city council in 2011, where he is a member of the Culture and Education Committee.