List of speakers of the Inatsisartut explained

Post:	Speaker of the Parliament
Body:	Greenland
Flag:	Flag of Greenland.svg
Flagsize:	120px
Flagcaption:	Flag of Greenland
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Greenland.svg
Insigniasize:	100px
Incumbent:	Mimi Karlsen
Incumbentsince:	22 September 2023
Department:	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
Termlength:	One year
Constituting Instrument:	Constitution of Denmark
Precursor:	Chairman of the Landsråd of Greenland
Formation:	1979
First:	Jonathan Motzfeldt

The position of Speaker (Kalaallisut; Greenlandic: Siulittaasoq) (Danish: Formand) of the Inatsisartut (the Greenlandic Parliament) was created in 1979. 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
	1.	Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	1979–1988	Siumut
	2.	Lars Chemnitz (1925–2006)	1989–1991	Atassut
	3.	Bendt Frederiksen (1940–2012)	1991–1995	Siumut
	4.	Knud Sørensen (1935–2009)	1995–1997	Atassut
	5.	Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	1997	Siumut
	6.	Anders Andreassen (1944–)	1997–1999	Siumut
	7.	Johan Lund Olsen (1958–)	1999	Inuit Ataqatigiit
	8.	Ole Lynge (1956–)	1999–2001	Inuit Ataqatigiit
	9.	Daniel Skifte (1936–2020)	2001–2002	Atassut
	10.	Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	2002–2008	Siumut
	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]

Notes and References

1. https://ina.gl/media/2526841/d-inatsisartut-website-inatsisartutgl-media-35028-rundvisning-i-inatsisartut-kl_da_en-a5-web.pdf Guided Tour of Inatsisartut
2. https://ina.gl/media/2535468/cv-vivian-motzfeldt-da-l.pdf
3. Web site: Lanteigne . Marc . Marc Lanteigne . May 2, 2022 . Blog: Polar opposites? Greenland's new coalition government . November 3, 2022 . Eye on the Arctic.
4. News: Mimi Karlsen trækker sig som naalakkersuisoq - hun er ny formand for Inatsisartut . da . Christine . Hyldal . 22 September 2023 . 22 September 2023 . KNR.