Olaf Thommessen under presentasjonen av kompensasjonsordningen

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

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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), was a French national, and his father was Henrik Peter Thommessen, a son of Olaf D. Thommessen, grandson of

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and Rolf Thommessen and great-grandson of Ola Thommessen. Annette and Henrik Thommessen were married from 1953–1978.

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

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Career

Thommessen was elected to the central board of the

in 2002. In 2004 he became second deputy leader of the party. He withdrew in 2007. He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from

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during the term 2005–2009, and was also a member of Oslo

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. In 2007 he released the autobiography ''På innsiden utenfor''.

References

1966 births Living people Norwegian people of French descent Norwegian businesspeople Norwegian Roman Catholics Politicians from Oslo Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Norwegian autobiographers {{Norway-politician-1960s-stub