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The '''Prime Minister of Greenland''' ({{lang-kl|Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat}}, lit ''Leader of the Government''; {{lang-da|Landsstyreformand}}), officially referred to as the Premier,<ref>[http://uk.nanoq.gl/Emner/Government/the_cabinet.aspx Members of the Cabinet] Government of Greenland</ref> is the head of the [[Naalakkersuisut|Government]] of [[Greenland]], the [[autonomous area|autonomous]] [[Countries of the Kingdom of Denmark|country]] within the [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]]. The incumbent Prime Minister is [[Kim Kielsen]] of the [[Siumut]] party. The Prime Minister is usually leader of the majority party in the [[Parliament of Greenland]]. [[Jonathan Motzfeldt]] became Prime Minister after [[home rule]] was granted to Greenland in 1979.
The '''Prime Minister of Greenland''' ({{lang-kl|Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat}}, lit ''Leader of the Government''; {{lang-da|Landsstyreformand}}), officially referred to as the Premier,<ref>[http://uk.nanoq.gl/Emner/Government/the_cabinet.aspx Members of the Cabinet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126232123/http://uk.nanoq.gl/Emner/Government/the_cabinet.aspx |date=2013-01-26 }} Government of Greenland</ref> is the head of the [[Naalakkersuisut|Government]] of [[Greenland]], the [[autonomous area|autonomous]] [[Countries of the Kingdom of Denmark|country]] within the [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]]. The incumbent Prime Minister is [[Kim Kielsen]] of the [[Siumut]] party. The Prime Minister is usually leader of the majority party in the [[Parliament of Greenland]]. [[Jonathan Motzfeldt]] became Prime Minister after [[home rule]] was granted to Greenland in 1979.


==List of Prime Ministers of Greenland==
==List of Prime Ministers of Greenland==

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Prime Minister of Greenland
Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat
Incumbent
Kim Kielsen
since 30 September 2014
StyleMr./Mrs.
His Excellency (diplomatic, outside Greenland and Denmark[1])
Member ofCabinet
ResidenceB-29
SeatInatsisartut, Nuuk, Greenland
AppointerThe Monarch
Based on Appointee's ability to gain majority support in the Inatsisartut
Term lengthNo fixed term, up to four years
Formation1 May 1979
First holderJonathan Motzfeldt
WebsiteThe Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit Leader of the Government; Danish: Landsstyreformand), officially referred to as the Premier,[2] is the head of the Government of Greenland, the autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. The incumbent Prime Minister is Kim Kielsen of the Siumut party. The Prime Minister is usually leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland. Jonathan Motzfeldt became Prime Minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979.

List of Prime Ministers of Greenland

Took Office Left Office Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Political affiliation Election
style="background:Template:Siumut/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 1 May 1979 18 March 1991 Jonathan Motzfeldt
(1938–2010)
Siumut 1979
1983
1984
1987
style="background:Template:Siumut/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 18 March 1991 19 September 1997 Lars Emil Johansen
(1946– )
Siumut 1991
1995
style="background:Template:Siumut/meta/color; color:white;"| (1) 19 September 1997 14 December 2002 Jonathan Motzfeldt
(1938–2010)
Siumut 1999
style="background:Template:Siumut/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 14 December 2002 12 June 2009 Hans Enoksen
(1956– )
Siumut 2002
2005
style="background:Template:Inuit Ataqatigiit/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 12 June 2009 5 April 2013 Kuupik Kleist
(1958– )
Inuit Ataqatigiit 2009
style="background:Template:Siumut/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 5 April 2013 30 September 2014 Aleqa Hammond
(1965– )
Siumut 2013
style="background:Template:Siumut/meta/color; color:white;"| 6 30 September 2014 Incumbent Kim Kielsen
(1966– )
Siumut 2014

See also

References

  1. ^ [1], Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations.
  2. ^ Members of the Cabinet Archived 2013-01-26 at the Wayback Machine Government of Greenland