Gunnar Solum (1929 – 11 June 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
He started his career in journalism. He was editor-in-chief of Brønnøysunds Avis, then became a journalist in Namdalsavisa in 1961. He was promoted to chief editor in 1970.[1]
In 1975 he was elected mayor of Namsos municipality, and resigned as newspaper editor. He had first been elected to the municipal council in 1952.[2] He served as mayor for four terms, to 1991.[1] He was instrumental in the relocation of the Statskog agency from Oslo to Namsos. He was also a member of Nord-Trøndelag county council from 1991 to 1995, and served as a deputy member from 2003 to his death.[2] He was an honorary member of the national Labour Party.[1]
In his younger days he was a footballer for Namsos IL.[3]