| Jan Petersen | |
| Office: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Primeminister: | Kjell Magne Bondevik |
| Predecessor: | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Successor: | Jonas Gahr Støre |
| Office1: | Conservative Parliamentary Leader |
| Leader1: | Himself |
| Predecessor1: | Anders Talleraas |
| Successor1: | Oddvard Nilsen |
| Office2: | Leader of the Conservative Party |
| 1Blankname2: | First Deputy |
| 1Namedata2: | Børge Brende Inge Lønning Erna Solberg |
| 2Blankname2: | Second Deputy |
| 2Namedata2: | Elisabeth Aspaker Anne Berit Andersen Per-Kristian Foss |
| Predecessor2: | Kaci Kullmann Five |
| Successor2: | Erna Solberg |
| Office3: | Member of the Norwegian Parliament |
| Constituency3: | Akershus |
| Office4: | Mayor of Oppegård |
| Predecessor4: | Tore Haugen |
| Successor4: | Bjørn Kristiansen |
| Office5: | Leader of the Young Conservatives |
| Term Start5: | 1971 |
| Term End5: | 1973 |
| Predecessor5: | Hans Svelleland |
| Successor5: | Per-Kristian Foss |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality: | Norwegian |
| Party: | Conservative |
| Spouse: | Vesla Johannessen |
| Education: | University of Oslo |
Jan Petersen (born 11 June 1946, in Oslo) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Petersen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1981, and was re-elected on six occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973 - 1977. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet Bondevik held office, Petersen was Minister of Foreign Affairs. During this period his seat in parliament was held by André Oktay Dahl.
On the local level Petersen was a member of Oppegård municipal council from 1967 to 1983, serving as mayor from 1975 to 1981.
He chaired the Conservative Party from 1994 to 2004. From 1971 to 1973 he was the leader of the Young Conservatives (Unge Høyre), the youth wing of the Conservative Party.
Outside politics Petersen has a cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1973. Before entering national politics he worked for a few years in the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). From 2009 to 2014 he served as the Norwegian ambassador to Austria, and he then retired.
In 2004, Petersen was appointed a Commander with Star of the Order of St. Olav.