Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (born 13 January 1963) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the
Conservative Party.
Since 2003 he is the mayor of
Sandefjord
Sandefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sandefjord ...
. Before this he served several terms in the
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough cou ...
.
[Conservative Party biography](_blank)
Gleditsch is the richest mayor of any municipality of Norway. The grandson of
Odd Gleditsch, he is an heir of the paint company
Jotun. Through shareholding, he has a fortune of NOK 480 million,
approximately 86.9 million U.S. dollars.
He is also a member of the board of
Sandefjord Airport, Torp.
References
1963 births
Living people
Conservative Party (Norway) politicians
Mayors of places in Vestfold
Norwegian businesspeople
People from Sandefjord
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