Per Ditlev-Simonsen
Per Ditlev-Simonsen | |
|---|---|
| 64th Mayor of Oslo | |
| In office 25 October 1995 – 29 August 2007 | |
| Deputy | Svenn Kristiansen |
| Governing Mayor | Rune Gerhardsen Fritz Huitfeldt Erling Lae |
| Preceded by | Ann-Marit Sæbønes |
| Succeeded by | Svenn Kristiansen |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan P. Syse |
| Preceded by | Johan Jørgen Holst |
| Succeeded by | Johan Jørgen Holst |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 1 October 1981 – 30 September 1985 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 June 1932 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Sr (grandfather) Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Jr (uncle) John Ditlev-Simonsen (uncle) |
| Children | Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen |
| Residence(s) | Oslo, Norway |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Shipping magnate |
Per Ditlev-Simonsen (born 12 June 1932) is a Norwegian politician. He was the mayor of Oslo, representing the Conservative Party, from 1995 to 2007. He stepped down on 23 August 2007 following the Swiss bank-account scandal.
Ditlev-Simonsen was an officer of the Norwegian Royal Guards, and he later attended Stanford University getting a Master of Arts degree. After college, Ditlev-Simonsen became a partner in his father's shipping company Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen & Co (SDS) in 1955. He was a partner in the company until 1995.
Ditlev-Simonsen was a Member of Parliament from 1981 to 1985, serving in the Standing Committee of Finance. From 1989 to 1990 Ditlev-Simonsen was Minister of Defence in the Cabinet of Jan P. Syse.