Olemic Thommessen

Olaf Michael "Olemic" Thommessen (born 18 April 1956 in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and the President of the Storting from 8 October 2013 until 15 March 2018.[1] On 8 March 2018 he announced that he would step down due to controversies surrounding a building project for a new entrance to the garage for Stortinget. The project saw the initial budget ballooning and questionable decisions taken and Thommessen acknowledged his overall responsibility and said he would step down.

Olemic Thommessen MP
President of the Storting
In office 8 October 2013 – 15 March 2018
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Dag Terje Andersen
Succeeded by	Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2001
Constituency	Oppland County
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-18) 18 April 1956 Lillehammer, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Nina Høstmælingen
Alma mater	University of Oslo

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 2001, and has been re-elected on two occasions. He previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1993–1997.

Thommessen was a member of Lillehammer municipality council from 1987 to 1995.

References

1. Olemic Thommessen elected to chair the Storting (Norway's Parliament)

• "Olemic Thommessen" (in Norwegian). Storting.

Cultural offices
Preceded by Tove Veierød	Chair of Foreningen Norden in Norway 2010–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Dag Terje Andersen	President of the Storting 2013–2018	Succeeded by Tone Wilhelmsen Trøen