| Speaker of the Parliament of Greenland | |
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| Parliament of Greenland | |
| Style | Mister Speaker/Madam Speaker |
| Reports to | Monarch of Denmark |
| Residence | Inatsisartut |
| Seat | Nuuk, Greenland |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Greenland |
| Appointer | Elected by the Parliament |
| Term length | One year |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Denmark |
| Precursor | Chairman of the Landsråd of Greenland |
| Formation | 1979 |
| First holder | Jonathan Motzfeldt |
| Website | inatsisartut |
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The position of Speaker (Greenlandic: Siulittaasoq) (Danish: Formand) of the Inatsisartut (the Greenlandic Parliament) was created in 1979.[1] The preceding office was Chairman of the Landsråd of Greenland.
List of speakers of the Greenlandic Parliament
Below is a list of office-holders:[1]
| # | Speaker of the Inatsisartut (Born-Died) |
Term | Party | Notes | |
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| 1. | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
1979–1988 | Siumut | [1] | |
| 2. | Lars Chemnitz (1925–2006) |
1989–1991 | Atassut | [1] | |
| 3. | Bendt Frederiksen (1940–2012) |
1991–1995 | Siumut | [1] | |
| 4. | Knud Sørensen (1935–2009) |
1995–1997 | Atassut | [1] | |
| 5. | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
1997 | Siumut | [1] | |
| 6. | Anders Andreassen (1944–) |
1997–1999 | Siumut | [1] | |
| 7. | Johan Lund Olsen (1958–) |
1999 | Inuit Ataqatigiit | [1] | |
| 8. | Ole Lynge (1956–) |
1999–2001 | Inuit Ataqatigiit | [1] | |
| 9. | Daniel Skifte (1936–2020) |
2001–2002 | Atassut | [1] | |
| 10. | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010) |
2002–2008 | Siumut | [1] | |
| 11. | Ruth Heilmann (1945–) |
2008–2009 | Siumut | ||
| 12. | Josef Motzfeldt (1941–) |
2009–2013 | Inuit Ataqatigiit | ||
| 13. | Lars Emil Johansen (1946–) |
2013–2018 | Siumut | ||
| 14. | Hans Enoksen (1956–) |
2018 | Partii Naleraq | ||
| 15. | Vivian Motzfeldt (1972–) |
2018–2021 | Siumut | [2] | |
| 16. | Hans Enoksen (1972–) |
2021–2022 | Naleraq | ||
| 17. | Kim Kielsen (1966–) |
2022–2023 | Siumut | [3] | |
| 18. | Mimi Karlsen (1957–) |
2023– | Inuit Ataqatigiit | [4] | |
References and footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Guided Tour of Inatsisartut
The Guided Tour of Inatsisartut contains an error for Ole Lynge and Anders Andreassen: Ole Lynge retained the post of speaker until 7 December 2001 when he resigned and was replaced by Daniel Skifte. It can be found in the parliamentary minutes from that day (in Danish) - ↑ https://ina.gl/media/2535468/cv-vivian-motzfeldt-da-l.pdf
- ↑ Lanteigne, Marc (2 May 2022). "Blog: Polar opposites? Greenland's new coalition government". Eye on the Arctic. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ↑ Hyldal, Christine (22 September 2023). "Mimi Karlsen trækker sig som naalakkersuisoq - hun er ny formand for Inatsisartut" (in Danish). KNR. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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