The politics of Greenland,an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark,function in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency,whereby the prime minister is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament Inatsisartut. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Greenland has full autonomy on most matters,except on policies and decisions affecting the region including negotiations with the devolved legislatures and the Folketing.
Hans Enoksen is a Greenlandic politician who served as the third prime minister of Greenland from 2002 to 2009.
Siumut is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. Since the establishment of home rule in 1979,it has been the dominant party in Greenland. Siumut is led by Erik Jensen,who beat the then-incumbent Prime Minister Kim Kielsen in a tight leadership contest in late 2020.
There are three types of elections in Denmark:elections to the national parliament,local elections,and elections to the European Parliament. Referendums may also be called to consult the Danish citizenry directly on an issue of national concern.
Naalakkersuisut is the chief executive body and the government of Greenland since the island became self-governing in 1979. An autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark,Greenland is a parliamentary representative democratic territory,in which the premier leads the cabinet,and of a multi-party system.
Greenlandic independence is a political ambition of some political parties,advocacy groups,and individuals of Greenland,an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark,to become an independent sovereign state.
General elections were held in Greenland on 12 March 2013. The opposition Siumut party emerged as the largest in Parliament,winning 14 of the 31 seats. On 26 March Siumut leader Aleqa Hammond became Greenland's first female Prime Minister.
Kim Kielsen is a Greenlandic politician,who served as leader of the Siumut party and sixth prime minister of Greenland between 2014 and 2021.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing;175 in Denmark proper,two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place ten days after the European Parliament elections.
Atassut is a liberal-conservative and unionist political party in Greenland. Founded on 29 April 1978,Atassut is an established partner of the Liberal Party of Denmark.
General elections were held in Greenland on 24 April 2018,electing all 31 members of Parliament. The elections were required to be held no later than 26 November 2018,four years after the previous elections on 27 November 2014,but Prime Minister Kim Kielsen chose to call the elections seven months early. His Siumut party remained the largest in Parliament,but lost two seats,whilst Inuit Ataqatigiit,the second-largest party,lost three seats. The smaller Democrats and Partii Naleraq gained seats,with the newly formed Cooperation Party and Nunatta Qitornai parties both entering Parliament.
Nunatta Qitornai is a separatist political party in Greenland advocating independence. It was founded in September 2017 by former Minister of Business,Labour,Trade and Foreign Affairs Vittus Qujaukitsoq,who had previously been in Siumut and who was subsequently elected in the 2018 Greenlandic parliamentary elections. In the 2021 elections the party lost its seat.
Vittus Qujaukitsoq is a Greenlandic politician. Qujaukitsoq was appointed as Minister of Finance and Interior of Aleqa Hammond cabinet from May 2013 to November 2014. After November 2014 to 2017 Qujaukitsoq was Minister of Industry,Labour,Trade and Foreign Affairs of Kim Kielsen cabinet. After disagreements on complaint to United Nations for environmental restoration of former U.S. Military installations in Greenland. He was previously a member of Siumut,and served as Minister of Industry,Labour,Trade and Foreign Affairs,caretaker as Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs on two occasions during 2014-2017 in the Kielsen government.
The seventh Cabinet of Kim Kielsen was the Government of Greenland in office from 29 May 2020 to 8 February 2021. It was a coalition minority government consisting of Siumut,the Democrats and Nunatta Qitornai.
Múte Inequnaaluk Bourup Egede is a Greenlandic politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Greenland,a position he has held since April 2021. He has served as a member of the Inatsisartut,the parliament of Greenland,since 2015,and furthermore as chairman of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party since 2018.
Erik Jensen is a Greenlandic politician currently serving as the leader of Siumut and the former Minister of Mineral Resources and Labor. He is a strong proponent of the Greenland independence movement.
Snap general elections were held in Greenland on 6 April 2021 alongside local elections. Inuit Ataqatigiit emerged as the largest party,winning 12 of the 31 seats in the Inatsisartut. The governing Siumut party finished second with 10 seats.
Pele Broberg is a Greenlandic politician (Naleraq),entrepreneur and pilot. He became minister of foreign affairs,trade,climate and business in April 2021,but foreign affairs and climate were transferred to the premier of Greenland Múte Bourup Egede in September 2021 after a controversy. Broberg was minister for finance in 2018.
Martha Lund Olsen is a Greenlandic politician (Siumut).
