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.
Jonathan Jakob Jørgen Otto Motzfeldt was a Greenlandic priest and politician. He is considered one of the leading figures in the establishment of Greenland Home Rule. Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first prime minister of Greenland. He was Greenland's prime minister from 1979 until 1991 and again from 1997 until 2002. He was Greenland's longest serving prime minister and won the most elections of any prime minister of Greenland. He is considered a centre-left politician and Greenland became a recognized country during his tenure.
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.
The Inatsisartut,also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,is the unicameral parliament of Greenland,an autonomous territory in the Danish realm. Established in 1979,it meets in Inatsisartut,on the islet of Nuuk Center in central Nuuk.
Inuit Ataqatigiit is a democratic socialist,separatist political party in Greenland that aims to make Greenland an independent state. The party,founded as a political organisation in 1976,was born out of the increased youth radicalism in Denmark during the 1970s. Traditionally in favour of a socialist economy,the party has been criticised from the left of having gradually moved towards a capitalist approach,supporting a market economy and privatisation. Inuit Ataqatigiit believes that an independent Greenland should be competitive while fighting to keep the environment clean.
Greenland elects on national level a legislature. The Greenlandic Parliament has 31 members of parliament,elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Greenland has a multi-party system,with numerous parties in which a single party normally does not have a chance of gaining power alone,and therefore the parties must work together in order to form a coalition government.
A non-binding referendum on Greenland's autonomy was held on 25 November 2008 to support or oppose the Greenland Self-Government Act. It was passed with 75% approval and a 72% turnout. The non-binding referendum was on expanded home rule in 30 areas,including police,courts,and the coast guard;gave Greenland a say in foreign policy;provided a more definite split of future oil revenue;and made the Greenlandic language the sole official language.
General elections were held in Greenland on 2 June 2009. Prime Minister Hans Enoksen announced the election date on 15 April 2009,stating that he would prefer for a newly elected parliament to administer Greenland when the self-government reform took effect on 21 June 2009. The reform gave more power to the Greenlandic parliament with decisions on most issues being devolved to the parliament but defence and foreign affairs remaining under the control of Denmark.
Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist is a Greenlandic politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Greenland between 2009 and 2013. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party,he was the first Prime Minister not affiliated with Siumut.
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.
Aleqa Hammond is a Greenlandic politician and former member of the Danish Folketing (parliament). Formerly the leader of the Siumut party,she became Greenland's first female prime minister after her party emerged as the largest parliamentary faction in the 2013 elections. In 2014 she stepped down as prime minister and leader of Siumut,following a case of misuse of public funds. She was expelled from Siumut on 23 August 2016 after yet another case of misuse of public funds and became an independent. On 31 March 2018 she announced that she would be running in the 2018 Greenlandic parliamentary election for the Siumut breakaway Nunatta Qitornai.
The Inuit Party was a separatist party in Greenland,formed by dissidents from the then-governing Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA). The party was opposed to the so-called big-scale law,and wanted a referendum on the law. Mette Lynge represented the party in the Naalakkersuisut (Government) and was minister for dwellings,nature and environment. At the 2014 Greenlandic general election,the party did not win any seats in parliament.
Kim Kielsen is a Greenlandic politician,who served as leader of the Siumut party and sixth prime minister of Greenland between 2014 and 2021.
Naleraq,previously known as Partii Naleraq,is a centrist-populist pro-independence political party in Greenland.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jens Napãtôᴋ',also known as Jens Napaattooq,is a Greenlandic politician. He is a member of the Inatsisartut,the parliament of Greenland,representing the Naleraq party. He was elected in 2021,made a chairman of two committees,and took a leave of absence after a video surfaced allegedly showing him threatening to attack someone in his home. He underwent treatment for alcohol,and returned to the Inatsisartut by September 2021. He was removed as chairman from his committees in April 2022. In June 2022,he was elected deputy leader of Naleraq.
