Prime Minister of Greenland | |
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Style | Mr./Mrs. His Excellency (diplomatic, outside Greenland and Denmark) |
Member of | Cabinet |
Residence | B-29 |
Seat | Inatsisartut, Nuuk, Greenland |
Appointer | The Monarch Based on Appointee's ability to gain majority support in the Inatsisartut |
Term length | No fixed term, up to four years |
Formation | 1 May 1979 |
First holder | Jonathan Motzfeldt |
Website | The Prime Minister's Office |
The Prime Minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit Leader of the Government; Danish: Landsstyreformand), officially referred to as the Premier, is the head of the Government of Greenland, the autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark. The incumbent Prime Minister is Kim Kielsen of the Siumut party. The Prime Minister is usually leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland. Jonathan Motzfeldt became Prime Minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979.