2014 in Greenland

← 2013 2012 2011 2014 in Greenland → 2015 2016 2017
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2014 Timeline of Greenlandic history

Events in the year 2014 in Greenland .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Margrethe II
• High Commissioner – Mikaela Engell
• Premier – Aleqa Hammond (until September 30); Kim Kielsen onwards

Events

• August 3: Danish scientists find a genetic variant among Greenlanders that dramatically increases the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. ^[1]
• November 28: The social-democratic Siumut narrowly retains a government-forming plurality of votes in the Greenlandic general election, tying with leftist opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit for number of parliament seats. ^[2]

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2014

Further information: Category:2014 deaths

References

1. Sjøgren, Kristian (2014-08-03). "Diabetes gene found on Greenland". www.sciencenordic.com. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
2. "Greenland's ruling party to seek coalition after narrow election win". November 29, 2014.