Olaf Thommessen

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Olaf Henning Thommessen (born 1 August 1966) was the Chief Executive Officer of SMB Norge, The Norwegian Association of Small & Medium Enterprises and a former politician for the Liberal Party.

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Thommessen is a Roman Catholic of French and Norwegian descent. Olaf's mother, Annette Hilda Eliane Thommessen, née Arosa (1932–1994), [1] was a French national, and his father was Henrik Peter Thommessen, a son of Olaf D. Thommessen, grandson of Anne and Rolf Thommessen and great-grandson of Ola Thommessen. Annette and Henrik Thommessen were married from 1953–1978. [2] [3]

Personal life

In 1996, Thommessen married to the Stockholm, Sweden-born model-actress Vendela, with whom he has two children. The couple separated in 2007, and Vendela and the children live in Nesodden.

In April 2019, he revealed that he had entered a relationship with entrepreneur Malin Sjoner. The couple had ended their relationship by November the same year. [4] [5]

Career

Thommessen sat on the central board of the Liberal Party between 2002 and 2008. [6] He was also second deputy leader of the party from 2004 to 2008. [7] He withdrew in 2007. [8] He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the term 2005–2009, [9] and was also a member of the Oslo city council.

In 2007 he released the autobiography På innsiden utenfor. [10]

In June 2024, he announced that he would be seeking to return to parliament at the 2025 parliamentary election. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Hansen, Jan E. (8 December 2001). "Velintegrert slåsskjempe". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 27.
  2. ↑ Helle, Knut (ed.). "Annette A Thommessen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Ottosen, Rune. "Rolf Thommessen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "Olaf Thommessen avslører ny kjæreste" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Dagbladet. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Olaf Thommessen: Avslører brudd" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Se og Hør. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Venstre samlet seg om Sponheim og miljøvern" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Norwegian News Agency. 14 April 2002.
  7. ↑ Alstadheim, Kjetil (29 March 2004). "Ikke bare Thommessen". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  8. ↑ v, Kristin (3 November 2007). "Ferdig i rikspolitikken". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). p. 11.
  9. ↑ "Olaf Thommessen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
  10. ↑ Andersland, Geir Kjell (22 September 2008). "Gode ansatser - ingen brannfakkel". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 22.
  11. ↑ "Klar for comeback: –⁠ Jeg var feil mann på riktig sted" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Verdens Gang. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.(subscription required)
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