Olemic Thommessen

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Olemic Thommessen MP
President of the Storting
In office 8 October 2013 – 15 March 2018
Monarch	Harald V
Prime Minister	Jens Stoltenberg Erna Solberg
Preceded by	Dag Terje Andersen
Succeeded by	Tone W. Trøen
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office 1 October 2001 – 30 September 2021
Constituency	Oppland
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-18) 18 April 1956 (age 68) Lillehammer, Oppland, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Nina Høstmælingen
Alma mater	University of Oslo

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 2013 until 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.

He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 2001, and was re-elected on four occasions. He didn’t seek re-election in 2021. He previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1993–1997.

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