Arne Thomassen
Arne Thomassen | |
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| County Mayor of Agder | |
| Assumed office 23 October 2019 | |
| Deputy | Bjørn Ropstad Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Mayor of Lillesand | |
| In office October 2003 – 17 October 2019 | |
| Deputy | Arve Danielsen Tor Audun Danielsen Hege Marie Holthe Jorunn Gleditsch Lossius |
| Preceded by | Odd Steinsdal |
| Succeeded by | Einar Holmer-Hoven |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 30 September 2021 | |
| Constituency | Aust-Agder |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1959 Lillesand, Aust-Agder, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Plumber Politician |
Arne Thomassen (born 13 February 1959) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He has served as county mayor of Agder since 2019. He previously served as mayor of Lillesand between 2003 and 2019 and a deputy member of parliament for Aust-Agder between 2009 and 2021.
Political career
Parliament
He served as a deputy representative to the Storting from Aust-Agder between 2009 and 2021, having been re-elected in 2013 and 2017.[1]
Local politics
He has been an elected member of Aust-Agder county council and served as the leader of Aust-Agder Conservative Party. He also served as mayor of Lillesand between 2003 and 2019,[2] securing re-election in 2007, 2011 and 2015.[3][4] He was succeeded by fellow party member Einar Holmer-Hoven in 2019.[5][6]
He was elected county mayor of Agder at the 2019 local elections, becoming the first county mayor of a unified Agder county.[7] He won re-election at the 2023 local elections.[8]
References
- ^ "Arne Thomassen" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ "Stemmesanker Thomassen blir ny ordfører" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Agderposten. 16 September 2003. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Lillesand bystyre 2011-2015" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Lillesand-posten. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Disse skal styre politikken i Lillesand de neste fire årene" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Fædrelandsvennen. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Holmer-Hoven ordfører og Svenningsen varaordfører i Lillesand" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Agderposten. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Formannskapet i Lillesand 2019-2023" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Lillesand-posten. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Arne Thomassen ny fylkesordfører på Agder" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Lindesnes. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Thomassen gjenvalgt som fylkesordfører" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Agderposten. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2024.