Finn Karlsen (born 1952 in
Upernavik
Kanunarinaqiniiaaq (known as Upernavik) is a small town in the Avannaata municipality in northwestern Greenland, located on a small island of the same name. With 1,064 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the twelfth-largest town in Greenland. It c ...
) is a
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...
ic politician. He represents the
Atassut
Atassut (, also referred to as Feeling of Community) is a liberal-conservative and unionist political party in Greenland. Founded on 29 April 1978, Atassut is an established partner of Venstre.
History
Atassut was established in late 1976 a ...
party.
His political career started in 1989, when he was elected to the municipal council of
Narsaq Municipality. He took his seat in the
Landstinget
The Landsting () was the upper house of the Rigsdag, from 1849 until 1953, when the bicameral system was abolished in favour of unicameralism. The Landsting had powers equal to the Folketing, which made the two houses of parliament hard to dis ...
(Parliament) in 1995, and became Environment Minister in 2003, and Fishery and Food Minister in 2005.
In November 2007, he became Minister for Fisheries, Food, and Land Use.
References
External links
Profile at Nanoq.gl
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Members of the Inatsisartut
1952 births
Living people
People from Upernavik
21st-century Danish politicians
Date of birth missing (living people)