Prime Minister of Greenland

Prime Minister of Greenland
Coat of arms of Greenland
Flag of Greenland
Incumbent Kim Kielsen since 30 September 2014
Style	Mr./Mrs. His Excellency (diplomatic, outside Greenland and Denmark[1])
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	B-29
Seat	Inatsisartut, Nuuk, Greenland
Appointer	The Monarch Based on Appointee's ability to gain majority support in the Inatsisartut
Term length	No fixed term, up to four years
Formation	1 May 1979
First holder	Jonathan Motzfeldt
Website	The Prime Minister's Office

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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

Nº	Took Office	Left Office	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Political affiliation	Election
1	1 May 1979	18 March 1991		Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	Siumut	1979 1983 1984 1987
2	18 March 1991	19 September 1997		Lars Emil Johansen (1946– )	Siumut	1991 1995
(1)	19 September 1997	14 December 2002		Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	Siumut	1999
3	14 December 2002	12 June 2009		Hans Enoksen (1956– )	Siumut	2002 2005
4	12 June 2009	5 April 2013		Kuupik Kleist (1958– )	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2009
5	5 April 2013	30 September 2014		Aleqa Hammond (1965– )	Siumut	2013
6	30 September 2014	Incumbent		Kim Kielsen (1966– )	Siumut	2014 2018

See also

• List of Governors of Greenland

References