Birte Weiss, a Danish journalist and politician, died on March 14, 2026.
Born on May 1, 1941, she worked as a journalist for Weekendavisen and began her career with Demokraten and later Information. Trained in the social democrat press from 1960 to 1963, she also studied comparative literature at the University of Copenhagen.
Weiss served as a member of the Danish Parliament for the Social Democrats from 1971 to 1973 and from 1975 to 2001. She was chairperson of the council of Denmark’s Radio/TV from 1981 to 1986 and deputy chairperson of the Social Democrats from 1994 to 1996.
Birte Weiss (1 May 1941 – 14 March 2026) was a Danish journalist and social democrat politician, who served in various capacities in the government of Denmark. She worked as a journalist for the newspaper Weekendavisen.