Education
University of Oslo.
politician member of the Parliament of Norway
University of Oslo.
She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the terms 1985–1989, and later served in this position from 1997–2001. Holand was involved in local politics in Brønnøy municipality.
She is also a former leader of Nei til European Union. Outside politics she graduated as candidate.polit. from the University of Oslo in 1975.
She worked as a school teacher, since 2000 as a lecturer at Nesna University College.
In 1968–1970 she was a member of the national board of the Young Liberals of Norway.