Prime Minister of Greenland explained

Post:Prime Minister
Body:Greenland
Insignia:Coat of arms of Greenland.svg
Insigniasize:75
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Greenland
Flag:Flag of Greenland.svg
Flagborder:yes
Flagcaption:Flag of Greenland
Incumbent:Múte Bourup Egede
Incumbentsince:23 April 2021
Department:Government of Greenland
Status:His Excellency
(diplomatic)[1]
Member Of:Cabinet of Greenland
Residence:B-29
Seat:Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Appointer:Parliament
Termlength:Four years, renewable
Precursor:Governor of Greenland
Formation:1 May 1979
First:Jonathan Motzfeldt
Website:The Premier's Office

The prime minister of Greenland (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat||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

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical PartyElectedCabinet(s)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Jonathan Motzfeldt
1 May 197918 March 1991Siumut1979
1983
1984
1987
Motzfeldt I–II–III–IV
2Lars-Emil Johansen
18 March 199119 September 1997Siumut1991
1995
Johansen
Jonathan Motzfeldt
19 September 199714 December 2002Siumut1999Motzfeldt V–VI
3Hans Enoksen
14 December 200212 June 2009Siumut2002
2005
Enoksen I–II
4Kuupik Kleist
12 June 20095 April 2013Inuit Ataqatigiit2009Kleist I–II
5Aleqa Hammond
5 April 201330 September 2014Siumut2013Hammond
6Kim Kielsen
30 September 201423 April 2021Siumut2014
2018
Kielsen IIIIIIIVVVIVIIVIII
7Múte Bourup Egede
23 April 2021IncumbentInuit Ataqatigiit2021Egede III

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.un.int/protocol/
  2. http://uk.nanoq.gl/Emner/Government/the_cabinet.aspx Members of the Cabinet