Per Ditlev-Simonsen

Politician

1932 –

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Who is Per Ditlev-Simonsen?

Per Ditlev-Simonsen 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 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 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 Defense in the Cabinet of Jan P. Syse.

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Born
Jun 12, 1932
Norway
Nationality
  • Norway
Education
  • Stanford University
Employment
  • Eidsiva Rederi
Lived in
  • Oslo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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