Bjørn Ole Gleditsch

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. Before this he served several terms in the municipal council. [http://www.hoyre.no/personer/Bjorn%20Ole%20Gleditsch Conservative Party biography] ]

Gleditsch is the richest mayor of any municipality of Norway. The grandson of Ole Gleditsch, he is an heir of the paint company Jotun. Through shareholding, he has a fortune of NOK 480 million, [cite news |first=Stig |last=Flesland |title=Norges rikeste ordfører |url=http://www.na24.no/article2245090.ece |work=NS24.no |date=25 September 2008 |accessdate=2008-09-27 ] approximately 86.9 million U.S. dollars.

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

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