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Prime Minister of Greenland

Head of the government of Greenland

Field	Value
post	Prime Minister
body	Greenland
native_name	Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat
insignia	Coat of arms of Greenland.svg
insigniasize	75
insigniacaption	Coat of arms of Greenland
flag	Flag of Greenland.svg
flagborder	yes
flagcaption	Flag of Greenland
image	Jens-Frederik Nielsen by Christian Ursilva.jpg
incumbent	Jens-Frederik Nielsen
incumbentsince	7 April 2025
department	Government of Greenland
status	His Excellency
(diplomatic)
member_of	Cabinet of Greenland
residence
seat	Inatsisartut, Nuuk
appointer	Parliament
termlength	Four years, renewable
precursor	Governor of Greenland
formation	1 May 1979
first	Jonathan Motzfeldt

(diplomatic)

The prime minister of Greenland (; ), also known as the premier of Greenland, is the head of government of Greenland, a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The prime minister is usually the person who is leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland (Inatsisartut). Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first prime minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979. The incumbent prime minister is Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

List of prime ministers of Greenland

No.	Portrait	Name
(born–died)	Term of office	Party	Elected	Cabinet(s)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	1	Siumut}};"	2	Siumut}};"	(1)	Siumut}};"	3	Siumut}};"	4	Inuit Ataqatigiit}};"	5	Siumut}};"	6	Siumut}};"	7	Inuit Ataqatigiit}};"	8	Democrats (Greenland)}};"
[[File:Jonathan Motzfeldt 2003 (3x4 cropped).jpg	80px]]	Jonathan Motzfeldt
(1938–2010)	1 May 1979	18 March 1991		Siumut	[1979](1979-greenlandic-general-election)
[1983](1983-greenlandic-general-election)
[1984](1984-greenlandic-general-election)
[1987](1987-greenlandic-general-election)	Motzfeldt I–II–III–IV
[[File:no image.png	80px]]	Lars-Emil Johansen
(born 1946)	18 March 1991	19 September 1997		Siumut	[1991](1991-greenlandic-general-election)
[1995](1995-greenlandic-general-election)	Johansen
[[File:Jonathan Motzfeldt 2003 (3x4 cropped).jpg	80px]]	Jonathan Motzfeldt
(1938–2010)	19 September 1997	14 December 2002		Siumut	[1999](1999-greenlandic-general-election)	Motzfeldt V–VI
[[File:Landsstyreformand Hans Enoksen til Folkeafstemning i Multihallen i Nuuk med Pipaluk Petersen pa 5 ar (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Hans Enoksen
(1956–2025)	14 December 2002	12 June 2009		Siumut	[2002](2002-greenlandic-general-election)
[2005](2005-greenlandic-general-election)	Enoksen I–II
[[File:Kuupik Kleist (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Kuupik Kleist
(born 1958)	12 June 2009	5 April 2013		Inuit Ataqatigiit	[2009](2009-greenlandic-general-election)	Kleist I–II
[[File:Aleqa Hammond (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Aleqa Hammond
(born 1965)	5 April 2013	30 September 2014		Siumut	[2013](2013-greenlandic-general-election)	Hammond
[[File:Kim Kielsen. Nordiska raoedets session i Helsingfors 2012 (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Kim Kielsen
(born 1966)	30 September 2014	23 April 2021		Siumut	[2014](2014-greenlandic-general-election)
[2018](2018-greenlandic-general-election)	Kielsen I–II–III–IV–V–VI–VII
[[File:Múte Bourup Egede - 2024 (P064386-932290) (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Múte Bourup Egede
(born 1987)	23 April 2021	7 April 2025		Inuit Ataqatigiit	[2021](2021-greenlandic-general-election)	Egede I–II
[[File:Jens-Frederik Nielsen by Christian Ursilva.jpg	80px]]	Jens-Frederik Nielsen
(born 1991)	7 April 2025	Incumbent		Democrats	[2025](2025-greenlandic-general-election)	Nielsen

Timeline

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References

[https://www.un.int/protocol/], Protocol and Liaison Service, [[United Nations]].
[http://uk.nanoq.gl/Emner/Government/the_cabinet.aspx Members of the Cabinet] {{webarchive. link. (2013-01-26 Government of Greenland)

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