Hans Lassen Explained

Hans J. Lassen
Order:4th
Office:Governor of Greenland
Term Start:1973
Term End:1979
Predecessor:Niels Otto Christensen
Successor:Jonathan Motzfeldt
as Prime Minister
Birth Date:16 August 1926
Nationality:Danish
Occupation:Lawyer, civil servant

Hans J. Lassen (1926–2011) was the last Danish Governor of Greenland from 1973 to 1979, when home rule was established.[1]

He was a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Greenland.html Liste der Staatsoberhäupter Grönlands