Prime Minister of Greenland

Prime Minister of Greenland
Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat
Coat of arms of Greenland
Flag of Greenland
Incumbent Múte Bourup Egede since 23 April 2021
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

Politics of Greenland
Constitution Constitution Act of Succession Freedom of Speech and the Press Taxation
The Crown Monarch King Frederik X Privy Council Purveyors to the Royal Court
Realm Kingdom of Denmark (The unity of the Realm) Greenland Denmark Faroe Islands
Executive Regeringen  The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark Government Frederiksen II Prime Minister (list) Mette Frederiksen Government Offices Ministries High Commissioner (list) Julie Præst Wilche Naalakkersuisut  The Government of Greenland Government Egede II Premier (list) Múte Bourup Egede Government Offices Ministries Privy Council Council of State Queen Margrethe II
Legislature Inatsisartut  Parliament of Greenland (20th National Parliament) Speaker Mimi Karlsen Members Folketinget  Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark (72nd Kingdom Parliament) Speaker Søren Gade Members
Judiciary Supreme Court President Poul Søgaard High  Court Courts
Elections Political parties Recent elections Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark: 2011 2015 2019 Greenlandic Parliament: 2013 2014 2018 2021 Local elections: 2017 2021 Referendums Act of Succession Self-government EEC membership Home rule Alcohol
Administrative divisions Municipalities Cities and towns Unincorporated Areas: National Park Pituffik Space Base (Pituffik)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Steen Lynge Diplomatic missions of / to Greenland Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Arctic policy of the Kingdom Greenland–European Union relations Overseas countries and territories EU-OCT Association (OCTA) Politics of the European Union Arctic policy of the EU
Related topics Arctic Command Defence Command Politics of Denmark Politics of the Faroe Islands Unitarism Self rule
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The prime minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit. 'Leader of the government'; Danish: Landsstyreformand), officially the premier of Greenland,^[2] is the head of government of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. The prime minister is usually leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland. Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first prime minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979. The incumbent prime minister is Múte Bourup Egede.

List of prime ministers of Greenland

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political Party	Elected	Cabinet(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		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)		Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	19 September 1997	14 December 2002	5 years, 86 days	Siumut	1999	Motzfeldt V–VI
3		Hans Enoksen (born 1956)	14 December 2002	12 June 2009	6 years, 180 days	Siumut	2002 2005	Enoksen I–II
4		Kuupik Kleist (born 1958)	12 June 2009	5 April 2013	3 years, 297 days	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2009	Kleist I–II
5		Aleqa Hammond (born 1965)	5 April 2013	30 September 2014	1 year, 178 days	Siumut	2013	Hammond
6		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		Múte Bourup Egede (born 1987)	23 April 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 362 days	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2021	Egede I–II

Timeline

See also

• List of governors of Greenland

References

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