Minister for Greenland
Former Danish cabinet post for affairs with Greenland
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Minister of Greenland (Danish: Minister for Grønland) was a cabinet post for affairs with the Danish Arctic territory of Greenland.[1]
| Minister for Greenland | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Grønland | |
 | |
| Ministry of Greenland | |
| Type | Minister |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | the Prime minister |
| Seat | Slotsholmen |
| Appointer | The Monarch (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
| Formation | 30 August 1955 |
| First holder | Svend Jakobsen |
| Final holder | Mimi Jakobsen |
| Abolished | 10 September 1987 |
| Succession | depending on the order in the State Council |
| Deputy | Permanent Secretary |
Tom Høyem was Minister from 1982 until 1987, and was succeeded briefly by Mimi Jakobsen.[2] In September 1987, the post was eliminated, and responsibility was transferred to the Prime Minister's Office.[3]
Since 1979, Greenland has been governed locally through Home Rule with a parliament.
List of ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Political party | Government | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | _by_Elfelt_&_Co.jpg) |
Johannes Kjærbøl (1885–1973) |
30 August 1955 | 28 May 1957 | 1 year, 271 days | Social Democrats | Hansen I | [4] | |
| 2 |  |
Kai Lindberg (1899–1985) |
28 May 1957 | 18 October 1960 | 3 years, 143 days | Social Democrats | Hansen II Kampmann I |
[5][6] | |
| 3 |  |
Mikael Gam (1901–1982) |
18 October 1960 | 26 September 1964 | 3 years, 344 days | Independent | Kampmann II Krag I |
[7][8] | |
| 4 |  |
Carl P. Jensen (1906–1987) |
26 September 1964 | 2 February 1968 | 3 years, 129 days | Social Democrats | Krag II | [9] | |
| 5 |  |
Arnold C. Normann (1904–1978) |
2 February 1968 | 11 October 1971 | 3 years, 251 days | Social Liberal Party | Baunsgaard | [10] | |
| 6 |  |
Knud Hertling (1925–2010) |
11 October 1971 | 19 December 1973 | 2 years, 69 days | Social Democrats | Krag III Jørgensen I |
[11][12] | |
| 7 | |
Holger Hansen (1929–2015) |
19 December 1973 | 13 February 1975 | 1 year, 56 days | Venstre | Hartling | [13] | |
| 8 | |
Jørgen Peder Hansen (1923–1994) |
13 February 1975 | 20 January 1981 | 5 years, 342 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen II–III–IV | [14][15] [16] | |
| 9 | |
Tove Lindbo Larsen (1928–2018) |
20 January 1981 | 10 September 1982 | 1 year, 233 days | Social Democrats | Jørgensen IV–V | [16][17] | |
| 10 | .jpg) |
Tom Høyem (born 1941) |
10 September 1982 | 1 September 1987 | 4 years, 356 days | Centre Democrats | Schlüter I | [18] | |
| 11 | |
Mimi Jakobsen (born 1948) |
1 September 1987 | 10 September 1987 | 9 days | Centre Democrats | Schlüter I | [18] | |
