Lars-Emil Johansen (born 24 September 1946) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second

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from 1991 to 1997, and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018. Johansen was chairman of the political party ''

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'' ( Forward) between 1987 and 1997, seated in the ''Landsting'' from its creation in 1979. Prior to the creation of the ''Landsting'', he represented

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in the Parliament of Denmark from 1973, a position he regained in 2001 and held until 2011. He was also President of the West Nordic Council from 2015 to 2016.

Early life

He was born in Illorsuit, a small settlement near Uummannaq in the

Qaasuitsup file:Qaasuitsup-montage.jpg, 400px, Clockwise from top left: Ukkusissat, Upernavik, Ilulissat Icefjord, Uummannaq Qaasuitsup (, ''Place of Polar Darkness'') was a Municipalities of Greenland, municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 Janu ...

municipality, as son of commercial agent Kristian Johansen and district midwife Elisabeth Johansen;. Retrieved on 2017-03-20. his mother had been the first female country council member from 1959 to 1975. In 1970, Johansen finished his education as a teacher, and the following year he was elected for the Greenland country council, the most powerful local authority in Greenland prior to the creation of the Landsting. He has been appointed a Commander of the Danish

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and the

Royal Norwegian Order of Merit The Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Norwegian: ''Den Kongelige Norske Fortjenstorden'' (Bokmål) or ''Den Kongelege Norske Fortenesteordenen'' (Nynorsk)) was instituted by King Olav V in 1985. It is awarded to foreigners, Norwegian citizens livin ...

, as well as two types of the

Nersornaat Greenland Medal for Meritorious Service (; ), is awarded by the Greenland Home Rule government. It is the highest award based in Greenland. The medal was instituted on 1 May 1989 in connection with the ten-year anniversary of the Greenlandic home ...

, the silver

and the golden Nersornaat (the Greenland Medal for Meritorious Service). Order of Dannebrog, Knight Commander of the Norwegian Star.

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