Josef Motzfeldt Explained

Josef Motzfeldt
Birth Name:Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt
Citizenship:Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality:Greenlandic
Birth Date:24 November 1941
Birth Place:Igaliko, South Greenland
Office:Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs
Term Start:2009
Term End:2013
Office4:Leader Inuit Community Party
Occupation:Politician
Children:Nukâka Coster-Waldau
Relatives:Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (son-in-law)

Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt[1] [2] (born 24 November 1941) is a Greenlandic politician of Inuit and German descent. He served as Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs in the Greenland government of 2009–2013. During his political career, Motzfeldt had been president of the West Nordic Council, a member of the Parliament of Greenland, leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party and the Chairman of Parliament. His daughter is Nukâka Coster-Waldau, a Greenlandic singer and actress.

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  1. http://ia.gl/politiker/josef-tuusi-motzfeldt/ Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt
  2. http://www.mzv.cz/copenhagen/en/news/x2010/official_visit_of_josef_tuusi_motzfeldt.html Official Visit of Josef ”Tuusi” Motzfeldt in the Czech Republic