Ragnhild Barland (29 September 1934 – 27 November 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Barland was born in

Holla, Telemark Holla is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Nome Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Ulefoss. The municipality was c ...

. She was elected to the

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from

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in 1985, and was re-elected on two occasions. Barland was involved in local politics in

Skien Skien () is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Grenland, although historically it belonged to Grenmar/Skiensfjorden, while Grenland referred the Norsjø area and Bø. The administrative ...

municipality council from 1975 to 1985, serving as deputy mayor in 1983–1985. Outside politics she worked as a high school teacher from 1957. In 1975 he was promoted to school inspector. She was involved in the teachers' union ''Norsk lektorlag'', and was board chairman of the sports club

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from 1972 to 1975.

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* 1934 births 2015 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Politicians from Skien Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians People from Nome, Norway Members of the Storting 1993–1997 Members of the Storting 1989–1993 Members of the Storting 1985–1989 {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub