Ann-Mari Thomassen Explained

Birth Name:Ann-Mari Katharine Thomassen
Birth Date:18 April 1964
Birth Place:Hamarøy, Norway
Occupation:Schoolteacher
Office:Member of the
Term:2001–2017
Alma Mater:University of Tromsø

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]

Biography

Born on 18 April 1964 in Hamarøy Municipality, Ann-Mari Katharine Thomassen was brought up in various places in Skånland Municipality., she lived in Sandmark and Renså.[4]

After primary school in Trondenes, she attended high school in Harstad and Narvik (1980–1985). She completed her education as a teacher at the University of Tromsø (1995), specializing in Sámi (1996). Since 1995, Thomassen has taught in Skånland Municipality and in the neighboring Tjeldsund Municipality. In 1989, she became a committee member of the Sámi association Inna ja Biras, serving as its leader from 1992 to 1994.[2] She also serves on a number of other boards and committees, including the Sandstrand School Choir, Stuornjárgga Sámiid Duodji, the Santor sports association and the Bygdeutviklingsselskap building development company.[4]

Thomassen lives with her partner Sten Jakob Olsen. She has four children: Tom (1986), Henrik (1994), Maja (1998), and Sina (1999). She is fluent in Sámi and Norwegian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ann-Mari Thomassen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190804074738/https://www.sametinget.no/Om-Sametinget/Arkiv-perioden-2016-2017/Sametingsrepresentantene/Ann-Mari-Thomassen . 4 August 2019 . 3 August 2019 . Sametinget . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: 17 June 2009 . Ann-Mari Thomassen . 4 August 2019 . NRK . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: 4 February 2016 . Sametingsråd: Oslo kommune går med på samisk språkkrav i barnehage . 3 August 2019 . NRK . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: 26 August 2009 . En fot i begge leire . 4 August 2019 . Norske Samers Riksforbund . Norwegian.