The Inatsisartut ( kl, Inatsisartut; '' da, Landstinget, lit=''the land's- thing'' of Greenland''), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, is the

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(

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) of

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland ...

, an

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territory* * * in the

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. Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in central

Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other coun ...

. There are 31 members, who are elected for four-year periods by

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History of the parliament

The Parliament of Greenland succeeded the provincial council ( da, Grønlands

Landsråd The Greenland Provincial Council ( da, Grønlands Landsråd) was the provincial government of Greenland between 1950, when it was formed from the union of the earlier North and South Greenland Provincial Councils, and 1 May 1979, when it was replac ...

) on 1 May 1979. The parliament is led by a presidency comprising four members of the parliament, and the chairman. There are 31 members in the assembly.

Speaker

The speaker is the presiding officer of the Inatsisartut. The speaker determines which members may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order. On October 3, 2018, Siumut had

Vivian Motzfeldt Vivian Motzfeldt is a Greenlandic politician who served as the Speaker of the Inatsisartut, the Parliament of Greenland, and the deputy chairwoman of Siumut. In the Kielsen V Cabinet, Motzfeldt served as the Minister of Education, Culture, Ch ...

, the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On the 16th of April 2021,

Hans Enoksen Hans Enoksen (born 7 August 1956) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the third prime minister of Greenland from 2002 to 2009. A Greenlandic monoglot, he has been a member of the Parliament of Greenland since 1995. He became Minister for ...

was elected again. The speaker is nominated by the prime minister immediately following a general election and is confirmed by members; the speaker appoints four deputies.

Current members

Recent results

The most recent elections were held on 8 April 2021.

Composition since 1979

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, and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Inatsisartut Politics of Greenland Political organisations based in Greenland Politics of Denmark

1979 establishments in Greenland

Parliament of Greenland