Career
Formerly a non-partisan at the time of his appointment to the government (a rare occurrence in Sweden) he joined Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt"s Moderate Party days later. Norman has worked in the financial industry since 1992. The last ten years, before appointment as minister, he has worked as president of the Seventh Associated Press Fund (Swedish: Sjunde Associated Press-fonden).
Prior to joining the Associated Press-Fund in 2000, Norman was the Chief Executive Officer of Alfred Berg Asset Management from 1996 to 1999 and director (deputy director) at the Riksbank from 1994 to 1996.
Norman has a Bachelor of Arts degree. Peter Norman has previously been chairman of the board of Carnegie Investment Bank and the finance company Max Matthiessen.
Also, he is on the advisory board of OMFIF where he is regularly involved in meetings regarding the financial and monetary system. Following the 2014 defeat, he announced that he will be leaving politics.