Ann-Mari Thomassen

Ann-Mari Thomassen
Member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway
In office
2001–2017
Constituency
  • Lulli Romsa (2001–2009)
  • Vesthavet (2009–2017)
Personal details
Born
Ann-Mari Katharine Thomassen

(1964-04-18) 18 April 1964 (age 60)
Hamarøy, Norway
Alma materUniversity of Tromsø
OccupationSchoolteacher

Ann-Mari Katharine Thomassen (born 1964) is a Sámi politician and a schoolteacher. A member of the Norwegian Sámi Association and the Sámi Parliamentary Council, she has served as a member of the Sámi Parliament of Norway from 2001 to 2017.[1][2] Thomassen has been a strong supporter of the requirement for Sámi educators to be employed in Oslo's Sámi kindergarten.[3]

  1. ^ "Ann-Mari Thomassen" (in Norwegian). Sametinget. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Ann-Mari Thomassen" (in Norwegian). NRK. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Sametingsråd: Oslo kommune går med på samisk språkkrav i barnehage" (in Norwegian). NRK. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2019.