Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (born 13 January 1963) is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.

Bjørn Ole Gleditsch
Mayor of Sandefjord
Assumed office
2003
Preceded byPer Foshaug
Personal details
Born
Bjørn Ole Gleditsch

13 January 1963
Sandefjord, Norway
Political partyConservative Party
EducationSandefjord Upper Secondary School

Since 2003 he is the mayor of Sandefjord. Before this he served several terms in the municipal council.[1]

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,[2] approximately 86.9 million U.S. dollars.

He is also a member of the board of Sandefjord Airport, Torp.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Conservative Party biography Archived September 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Flesland, Stig (25 September 2008). "Norges rikeste ordfører". NS24.no. Retrieved 2008-09-27.