Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Greenland/Grønland/ Kalaallit Nuaat (Female suffrage 1948) Danish External territory. Part of Rigsfælleskabet, the Commonwealth of the Realm with Home Rule since 1979.

Also see Greenland Parliament

1959-79 Member of the Landsråd Elisabeth Johansen
1971-79 President-by-Age
A trained midwife, she was the only female member of the advisory council witch advised the Danish administration of the island. Her son, Lars Emil Johansen was Premier of Greenland (1993-99). She lived (1907-93)

1972- Kunung Arnak (Female King) Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark
(b. 1940-)

1983-84 Minister of Social Conditions Agnete Johanne Davidsen
Deputy Chairperson of Siumut (Social Democrats) 1989-2007, Deputy Mayor 1991-93 and Mayor of Nuuk (Nuup) (The Capital) 1993-2007, member of the Landsting 1995-97. She lived (1947-2007)

1991-95 Minister of Social Affairs Henriette Rasmussen
1992-95 Minister of Labour
2003-05 Minister of Culture, Education, Research, Church Affairs
In 1984-95 Member of the Landsting and 1987-91 its Vice-Chairperson. 1995-96 Advisor to the UN-High-Commissioner for Human Rights and 1996-2000 Advisor of International Labour Organization, ILO, for Aboriginal Affairs, from 2001 director for Atuakkiorfik, 2002-03 Member of the Landsting, it's Presidium and various committees. (b. 1950-)

1991-95 Minister of Culture, Education, Church Affairs Marianne Jensen
1991-92 Minister of Labour
1992-99 Minister of Research and Nordic Co-operation
1995-99 Minister of Environment and Health
In 1990-91 Mayor of Ililussat/Jakobshavn, member of Landstinget since 1995. (b. 1956-)

1995-97 Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Benedikte Thorsteinson
In 1989-95 Deputy Mayor of Qaqortoq. Her daughter Inga Dora Gudmundsdottir (born 1971) has been 2. Deputy Mayor of Nuuk since 1997. (b. 1950-)

1999-2002 Minister of Culture, Education, Research, Church Affairs and Nordic Cooperation Lise Skifte Lennert
Headmaster of a School in Nuuk 1997-99. (b. 1948-)

2001-02 Minister of Economy Augusta Salling (Second in Cabinet)
2003 Vicelandsstyreformand (Vice-Premier) and Minister of Finance and Economy
She was mayor of Qeqartarsuaq 1993-97, Member of the Landsting for the liberal Atassut Party from 1999, Party Chairperson 2002-05 and 2. Vice-Chairperson of the Landsting since 2005. (b. 1954-).

2002-02 Minister of Culture, Education, Research and Church Affairs Ruth Thomsen Heilmann  
2003 Minister of Health and Family Affairs
Mayor of Maniitsoq 1997-2001, 1. Vice-Chairperson of the Parliament 1995-98, 4. Vice-Chairperson 2005-08 and Chairperson from 2008. (b. 1945-).

2002-03 and 2003- Minister of Health Asii Chemnitz Narup
2002-03 and 2003-05 Minister of Family Affairs
2005-06 Minister of Environment
During her first tenure in office, she was in charge of the Department which among others includes the Directorate of Social Affairs and Labour for little more than a month - from December January. Member of the Parliament for the leftwing Inuit Ataqatigiit. She resigned from the government. Mayor of the East-West Municipality (Kangia-Kitaa Kommunimi or Øst-Vest Kommunen), which includes the capital of Nuuk after the local government reform in 2008. (b. 1954-).

2005-06 Minister of Culture, Education, Church and Research Doris Jakobsen
MP for the social democratic Siumut since 2001 and 2. Vice-Chairperson of the Landsting 2004-05. She was fired from the government. (b. 1978-).

2005-07 Minister of Family Affairs and Justice Aleqa Hammond
2007- Minister of Finance and External Affairs
Member of Parliament for the social democratic Siumut. Both ministers from the right-wing Atassut are male. In 2008 she was candidate for the post of Chairperson of Siumut and Premier, recieving more than 40% of the votes against the incumbent Chair and Premier.

2006-07 Minister of Culture, Education, Church and Research Agathe Fontain
Member of the Municipal Council of Sisimiut since 1997 and Member of the Landsting from 2002 and it's 1. Vice-Chairperson 2005-06.

Last update 10.04.08