# Per Ditlev-Simonsen

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{{Short description|Norwegian politician (born 1932)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image            = DietlevSimonsen.jpg
| image_size       = 150px
| honorific_prefix = 
| name             = Per Ditlev-Simonsen
| order            = 64th
| office           = Mayor of Oslo
| term_start       = 25 October 1995
| term_end         = 29 August 2007
| deputy           = [Svenn Kristiansen](/source/Svenn_Kristiansen)
| 1blankname       = Governing Mayor
| 1namedata        = [Rune Gerhardsen](/source/Rune_Gerhardsen) <br> [Fritz Huitfeldt](/source/Fritz_Huitfeldt) <br> [Erling Lae](/source/Erling_Lae)
| predecessor      = [Ann-Marit Sæbønes](/source/Ann-Marit_S%C3%A6b%C3%B8nes)
| successor        = [Svenn Kristiansen](/source/Svenn_Kristiansen)
| constituency     = 
| majority         = 
| office2          = [Minister of Defence](/source/Minister_of_Defence_(Norway))
| term_start2      = 16 October 1989
| term_end2        = 3 November 1990
| predecessor2     = [Johan Jørgen Holst](/source/Johan_J%C3%B8rgen_Holst)
| successor2       = Johan Jørgen Holst
| prime_minister2  = [Jan P. Syse](/source/Jan_P._Syse)
| constituency3    = [Oslo](/source/Oslo)
| office3          = [Member of the Norwegian Parliament](/source/Storting)
| majority3        = <!-- Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number -->
| term_start3      = 1 October 1981
| term_end3        = 30 September 1985
| predecessor3     = <!-- Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number -->
| successor3       = <!-- Can be repeated up to eight times by adding a number -->
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1932|06|12|df=y}}
| birth_place      = [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| party            = [Conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Norway)
| spouse           = 
| relations        = [Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen](/source/Olaf_Ditlev-Simonsen_(born_1865)) Sr (grandfather)<br>[Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen](/source/Olaf_Ditlev-Simonsen) Jr (uncle)<br>[John Ditlev-Simonsen](/source/John_Ditlev-Simonsen) (uncle)
| children         = Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen
| alma_mater       = [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University)
| occupation       = Shipping magnate
| profession       = 
| signature        = 
| website          = 
| footnotes        = 
}}

'''Per Ditlev-Simonsen''' (born 12 June 1932) is a Norwegian politician. He was the [mayor of Oslo](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Oslo), representing [the Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Norway), 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](/source/Hans_Majestet_Kongens_Garde), and he later attended [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) getting a [Master of Arts](/source/Master_of_Arts) degree. After college, Ditlev-Simonsen became a partner in his father's shipping company [Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen & Co](/source/Sverre_Ditlev-Simonsen_%26_Co) (SDS) in 1955. He was a partner in the company until 1995.

Ditlev-Simonsen was a Member of Parliament from [1981 to 1985](/source/List_of_members_of_Stortinget_1981-1985), serving in the [Standing Committee of Finance](/source/Standing_Committee_of_Finance). From 1989 to 1990 Ditlev-Simonsen was [Minister of Defence](/source/Minister_of_Defence_(Norway)) in the [Cabinet of Jan P. Syse](/source/cabinet_Syse).

== Personal life ==

Ditlev-Simonsen was born in [Oslo](/source/Oslo) to ship owner [Sverre Ditlev-Simonsen](/source/Sverre_Ditlev-Simonsen) and Lily Kaurin. He was a grandson of [Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen Sr](/source/Olaf_Ditlev-Simonsen_(born_1865)), and nephew of [Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen](/source/Olaf_Ditlev-Simonsen) Jr. He was married to Benedicte Werring (d. 1990) from 1960, and to Turi Klaveness from 1992.<ref name=nbl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Per Ditlev-Simonsen |encyclopedia=[Norsk biografisk leksikon](/source/Norsk_biografisk_leksikon)|first=Bjarne |last=Kortsen |author-link= |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Per_Ditlev-Simonsen | language=Norwegian |access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref>

== Swiss bank account tax probe ==
{{Wikinews|Mayor of Oslo resigns after tax fraud scandal}}
In August 2007, the presence of a hitherto unknown [Swiss bank account](/source/Swiss_bank_account) was revealed. The revelation came after an acrimonious divorce involving his daughter, [Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen](/source/Cecilie_Ditlev-Simonsen), the communications director of [Norsk Hydro](/source/Norsk_Hydro).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1943016.ece |title=Mayor caught in tax probe |date=August 17, 2007 |author=Aftenposten |author-link=Aftenposten }}</ref> The account, which contained [NOK](/source/Norwegian_krone) 1.5 million had been [inherited](/source/inheritance) by Ditlev-Simonsen after his wife died in 1990, and he eventually admitted to not having paid the Norwegian [wealth tax](/source/wealth_tax) on it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1947969.ece |title=Mayor sorry but won't resign |author=Aftenposten |date=August 20, 2007}}</ref>

The revelation caused several [opposition](/source/Opposition_(politics)) politicians to call for Ditlev-Simonsen's resignation. [Erna Solberg](/source/Erna_Solberg), the head of the Conservative Party, asked that Ditlev- Simonsen refrain from active campaigning for his party ahead of the local elections scheduled for 10 September. Even if he had not resigned, the 75 year old Ditlev-Simonsen was set to retire after the election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1947232.ece |title=Oslo's mayor faces resignation demands |author=Aftenposten |date=August 20, 2007}}</ref>  The incident was believed to be a cause of the Conservative's 4 percent drop in opinion polls, three weeks ahead of the election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1951245.ece |title=Voters abandon Conservatives |author=Aftenposten |date=August 22, 2007}}</ref>

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| before=[Ann-Marit Sæbønes](/source/Ann-Marit_S%C3%A6b%C3%B8nes)
| title=[Mayor of Oslo](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Oslo)
| years=1995&ndash;2007
| after=[Svenn Erik Kristiansen](/source/Svenn_Erik_Kristiansen)
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Category:Members of the Storting 1981–1985

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