Turid Birkeland
Former Member of the Norwegian Parliament
Turid Birkeland was a Norwegian cultural executive and former politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chief of cultural programming at NRK and a... Wikipedia
Born: November 5, 1962, Haugesund, Norway
Died: December 24, 2015 (age 53 years)
Books: London
Party: Labour Party
Previous offices: Member of the Oslo City Council (2015–2015), Minister of Culture and Equality of Norway (1996–1997), and Member of the Norwegian Parliament (1986–1989)
Education: Bjerke Upper Secondary School
Parents: Tora Birkeland and Einar Sigurd Birkeland