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	(1932-06-12) 12 June 1932 (age 92) 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.