Per Ditlev-Simonsen

Per Ditlev-Simonsen
64th Mayor of Oslo
In office
25 October 1995 – 29 August 2007
DeputySvenn Kristiansen
Governing MayorRune Gerhardsen
Fritz Huitfeldt
Erling Lae
Preceded byAnn-Marit Sæbønes
Succeeded bySvenn Kristiansen
Minister of Defence
In office
16 October 1989 – 3 November 1990
Prime MinisterJan P. Syse
Preceded byJohan Jørgen Holst
Succeeded byJohan Jørgen Holst
Member of the Norwegian Parliament
In office
1 October 1981 – 30 September 1985
ConstituencyOslo
Personal details
Born (1932-06-12) 12 June 1932 (age 92)
Oslo, Norway
Political partyConservative
RelationsOlaf Ditlev-Simonsen Sr (grandfather)
Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Jr (uncle)
John Ditlev-Simonsen (uncle)
ChildrenCecilie Ditlev-Simonsen
Residence(s)Oslo, Norway
Alma materStanford University
OccupationShipping 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.