Birte Weiss

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.

Early life and education Weiss was born on 1 May 1941. She was trained as a journalist with the social democrat press from 1960 to 1963. She served as the deputy chairperson of the social democrats from 1994 to 1996 and first vice-chairperson of the Parliament from 1998 to 1999. She was also the minister of church affairs which she held from 1994 to 1996. She was appointed minister of health in 1996, and her tenure lasted until 1998. Lastly, she served as the minister of research and information technology from 1999 to 2001. A documentary, En minister krydser sit spor (Danish: A Minister Backtracks), filmed by Danish director Ulrik Holmstrup in 2000 is about her activities as interior minister. It narrates the dilemma she faced in dealing with Bosnian refugees in the country.