Prime Minister of Greenland

Prime Minister of Greenland
Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat
Coat of arms of Greenland
Flag of Greenland
Incumbent Múte Bourup Egede since 23 April 2021
Government of Greenland
Status	His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Cabinet of Greenland
Residence	B-29
Seat	Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Appointer	Parliament
Term length	Four years, renewable
Precursor	Governor of Greenland
Formation	1 May 1979
First holder	Jonathan Motzfeldt
Website	The Premier's Office

The prime minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit. 'Leader of the government'; Danish: Landsstyreformand), officially the premier of Greenland, is the head of government of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. The prime minister is usually leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland. Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first prime minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979. The incumbent prime minister is Múte Bourup Egede.

List of prime ministers of Greenland

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Political Party	Elected	Cabinet(s)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	1 May 1979	18 March 1991	11 years, 321 days	Siumut	1979 1983 1984 1987	Motzfeldt I–II–III–IV
2		Lars-Emil Johansen (born 1946)	18 March 1991	19 September 1997	6 years, 185 days	Siumut	1991 1995	Johansen
(1)		Jonathan Motzfeldt (1938–2010)	19 September 1997	14 December 2002	5 years, 86 days	Siumut	1999	Motzfeldt V–VI
3		Hans Enoksen (born 1956)	14 December 2002	12 June 2009	6 years, 180 days	Siumut	2002 2005	Enoksen I–II
4		Kuupik Kleist (born 1958)	12 June 2009	5 April 2013	3 years, 297 days	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2009	Kleist I–II
5		Aleqa Hammond (born 1965)	5 April 2013	30 September 2014	1 year, 178 days	Siumut	2013	Hammond
6		Kim Kielsen (born 1966)	30 September 2014	23 April 2021	6 years, 205 days	Siumut	2014 2018	Kielsen I–II–III–IV–V–VI–VII–VIII
7		Múte Bourup Egede (born 1987)	23 April 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 5 days	Inuit Ataqatigiit	2021	Egede I–II

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See also

• List of governors of Greenland