| Gunhild Vehusheia | |
| Birth Date: | 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Grimstad |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Office: | President of the Norwegian Women's Lobby |
| Term Start: | 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Margunn Bjørnholt |
| Successor: | Ragnhild Hennum |
Gunhild Vehusheia (born 1975 in Grimstad[1]) is a Norwegian lawyer and women's rights leader. She served as President of the Norwegian Women's Lobby,[2] an umbrella organisation for the Norwegian women's movement with ten nationwide member organisations, from 2016 to 2017. She has formerly been executive director of the non-profit NGO Legal Advice for Women (JURK)[3] and chairperson of the board of the Nordic Women's University.
Gunhild Vehusheia holds a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo from 2003, and was a lawyer at the law firm Salomon-Johansen from 2012 to 2015. She is currently a partner at the law firm Vive Advokater. She is known for representing children in court as well as for representing vulnerable groups such as victims of human trafficking[4] and au pairs.[5] [6]
Vehusheia is a member of the executive board of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights[7] and is a board member of Legal Advice for Women. She also lectures on violence against women at Nord University.