Prime Minister of Greenland
The Prime Minister of Greenland (Template:Lang-kl, lit Leader of the Government; Danish: [Landsstyreformand] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), officially referred to as the Premier,[2] is the head of the Government of Greenland. The incumbent prime minister is Múte Bourup Egede of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party.
| Prime Minister of Greenland
Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat | |
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| Government of Greenland | |
| Status | His Excellency (diplomatic)[1] |
| Member of | Cabinet of Greenland |
| Residence | B-29 |
| Seat | Inatsisartut, Nuuk |
| Appointer | Parliament |
| Term length | Four years, renewable |
| Precursor | Governor of Greenland |
| Formation | 1 May 1979 |
| First holder | Jonathan Motzfeldt |
| Website | The Premier's Office |
The prime minister is usually leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland. Jonathan Motzfeldt became Prime Minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979.
List of prime ministers of Greenland
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Party | Elected | Cabinet(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | 80px | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
1 May 1979 | 18 March 1991 | 11 years, 321 days | Siumut | 1979 1983 1984 1987 |
Motzfeldt I–II–III–IV |
| 2 | Lars-Emil Johansen (born 1946) |
18 March 1991 | 19 September 1997 | 6 years, 185 days | Siumut | 1991 1995 |
Johansen | |
| (1) | 80px | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
19 September 1997 | 14 December 2002 | 5 years, 86 days | Siumut | 1999 | Motzfeldt V–VI |
| 3 | 80px | Hans Enoksen (born 1956) |
14 December 2002 | 12 June 2009 | 6 years, 180 days | Siumut | 2002 2005 |
Enoksen I–II |
| 4 | 80px | Kuupik Kleist (born 1958) |
12 June 2009 | 5 April 2013 | 3 years, 297 days | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2009 | Kleist I–II |
| 5 | 80px | Aleqa Hammond (born 1965) |
5 April 2013 | 30 September 2014 | 1 year, 178 days | Siumut | 2013 | Hammond |
| 6 | 80px | Kim Kielsen (born 1966) |
30 September 2014 | 23 April 2021 | 6 years, 205 days | Siumut | 2014 2018 |
Kielsen I–II–III–IV–V–VI–VII–VIII |
| 7 | 80px | Múte Bourup Egede (born 1987) |
23 April 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 265 days | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 2021 | Egede I–II |
Prime Minister Of Greenland Media
- Jonathan Motzfeldt 2003 (3x4 cropped).jpg
Jonathan Motzfeldt 2003 (3x4 cropped)
- Jonathan Motzfeldt 2003 (3x4 cropped).jpg
Jonathan Motzfeldt 2003 (3x4 cropped)
- Landsstyreformand Hans Enoksen til Folkeafstemning i Multihallen i Nuuk med Pipaluk Petersen pa 5 ar (cropped).jpg
Landsstyreformand Hans Enoksen til Folkeafstemning i Multihallen i Nuuk med Pipaluk Petersen pa 5 ar (cropped)
- Kuupik Kleist (cropped).jpg
Kuupik Kleist, prime minister of Greenland
- Aleqa Hammond (cropped).jpg
Aleqa Hammond, Landsstyreformand Grønland
Kim Kielsen. Nordiska raoedets session i Helsingfors 2012 (cropped)
- Múte Bourup Egede - 2024 (P064386-932290) (cropped).jpg
Múte Bourup Egede - 2024 (P064386-932290) (cropped)
- Nordic Prime Ministers' Summer Meeting at in Finland on 26 May 2025 - 87 (cropped).jpg
Nordic Prime Ministers' Summer Meeting at in Finland on 26 May 2025 - 87 (cropped)
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References
- ↑ [1], Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations.
- ↑ Members of the Cabinet Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Government of Greenland