Peter Schmidt (12 June 1782 – 4 March 1845) was a Norwegian merchant and politician.

He was merchant, whose parents had re-located to Trondheim from the trading center and port city of Flensburg in Schleswig-Holstein.

He was educated in the trade, and actively participated in the family mercantile business.

[3] [4] Peter Schmidt represented the city of Trondhjem at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814, together with Andreas Rogert.

[5][6] He was the son of merchant Claus Christian Petersen Schmidt (1751- 1831) and Johanne Christine Bech (1754–1840).