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Speaker of the Parliament of Greenland
Flag of Greenland
Incumbent
Mimi Karlsen
since 22 September 2023
Parliament of Greenland
StyleMister Speaker/Madam Speaker
Reports toMonarch of Denmark
ResidenceInatsisartut
SeatNuuk, Greenland
NominatorPrime Minister of Greenland
AppointerElected by the Parliament
Term lengthOne year
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Denmark
PrecursorChairman of the Landsråd of Greenland
Formation1979
First holderJonathan Motzfeldt
Websiteinatsisartut.gl
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The position of Speaker (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:

# 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
16. Hans Enoksen
(1972–) 		2021–2022 Naleraq
17. Kim Kielsen
(1966–) 		2022–2023 Siumut
18. Mimi Karlsen
(1957–) 		2023– Inuit Ataqatigiit

References and footnotes

  1. ^ Guided Tour of Inatsisartut Archived 28 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
    The Guided Tour of Inatsisartut contains an error for Ole Lynge and Anders Andreassen: Ole Lynge retained the post of speaker until 7 December 2001 when he resigned and was replaced by Daniel Skifte. It can be found in the parliamentary minutes from that day (in Danish)
  2. https://ina.gl/media/2535468/cv-vivian-motzfeldt-da-l.pdf Archived 27 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Lanteigne, Marc (2 May 2022). "Blog: Polar opposites? Greenland's new coalition government". Eye on the Arctic. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. Hyldal, Christine (22 September 2023). "Mimi Karlsen trækker sig som naalakkersuisoq - hun er ny formand for Inatsisartut" (in Danish). KNR. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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