Clara Ottesen (October 30, 1911–May 8, 1997) was a Norwegian economist, politician and feminist.She earned the cand.oecon.
degree in 1938 and was employed as a civil servant in the central government administration.
She was President of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights from 1968 to 1972, in succession to Eva Kolstad.
She was a member of the Executive Board of the European Movement in Norway and was a board member of the International Alliance of Women from 1967 to 1973.
She also served as a development expert in Bangladesh for the United Nations from 1962 to 1964.