Turid Birkeland | |
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| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 25 October 1996 – 17 October 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Thorbjørn Jagland |
| Preceded by | Åse Kleveland |
| Succeeded by | Anne Enger Lahnstein |
| Member of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| In office 9 May 1986 – 30 September 1989 | |
| Constituency | Oslo |
| Member of the Oslo City Council | |
| In office 21 October 2015 – 24 December 2015 | |
| Leader of the Workers' Youth League | |
| In office 25 February 1989 – 6 September 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Jens Stoltenberg |
| Succeeded by | Trond Giske |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1962 Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway |
| Died | 24 December 2015 (aged 53) |
| Political party | Labour |
Turid Birkeland (5 November 1962 – 24 December 2015) 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 member of the board at Telenor. She also headed the Risør Chamber Music Festival, and was the director of Concerts Norway.