Naalakkersuisut

The Naalakkersuisut is the government of Greenland, an "autonomous constituent country" (Danish: land) of the Kingdom of Denmark, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic country, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament Inatsisartut. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Greenland has full autonomy on most matters, except on policies and decisions affecting the region including negotiations with the devolved legislatures and the Folketing.

Executive power

Executive power rests with a high commissioner, and a prime minister heads the Cabinet. The high commissioner of Greenland is appointed by the monarch (since 2011: Queen Margrethe II), and the prime minister is elected indirectly by parliament elections results for four-year terms.

Cabinet

The Naalakkersuisut is divided into a number of areas of responsibility each led by a Naalakkersuisoq (English: Minister) with powers corresponding to that of a minister or secretary of government. The cabinet is based on a minority in the Inatsisartut of the parties Siumut (S), Demokraatit (D), Nunatta Qitornai (NQ). As of 29 May 2020, the current composition of the Naalakkersuisut is as follows:^[1]


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
The Premier's Office
Premier of Greenland	Kim Kielsen	10 December 2014	Incumbent	Siumut
Minister for Education, Culture, Church	Ane Lone Bagger	05 October 2018	Incumbent	Siumut
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Energy	Steen Lynge	29 May 2020^[2]	Incumbent	Democrats
Minister for Industry and Mineral Resources	Jens Frederik Nielsen	29 May 2020^[3]	Incumbent	Democrats
Minister for Health	Anna Wangenheim	29 May 2020^[4]	Incumbent	Democrats
Minister for Social and Family Affairs and Justice	Martha Abelsen		Incumbent	Siumut
Minister of Finance	Vittus Qujaukitsoq	11 May 2018	Incumbent	Nunatta Qitornai
Minister of Labour, Research and the Environment	Jess Svane		Incumbent	Siumut
Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture	Jens Immanuelsen		Incumbent	Siumut
Minister for Housing and Infrastructure	Karl Frederik Danielsen		Incumbent	Siumut

Legislative power

Legislative power is shared by the government and the legislature. The legislature or Self-rule of Greenland (Greenlandic: Namminersorlutik Oqartussat, Danish: Selvstyre) is made up of 31 members elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms. The current composition is shown below:

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
bgcolor="Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color"\|	Siumut	7,959	27.2	9	–2
bgcolor="Template:Community of the People/meta/color"\|	Inuit Ataqatigiit	7,478	25.5	8	–3
bgcolor="Template:Democrats (Greenland)/meta/color"\|	Democrats	5,712	19.5	6	+2
bgcolor="Template:Naleraq Party/meta/color"\|	Partii Naleraq	3,931	13.4	4	+1
bgcolor="Template:Solidarity (Greenland)/meta/color"\|	Atassut	1,730	5.9	2	0
bgcolor="Template:Cooperation Party/meta/color"\|	Cooperation Party	1,193	4.1	1	New
bgcolor="Template:Nunatta Qitornai/meta/color"\|	Nunatta Qitornai	1,002	3.4	1	New
Invalid/blank votes		291	–	–	–
Total		29,296	100	31	0
Registered voters/turnout		40,769	71.86	–	–
Source: Qinersineq.gl

Judicial power

Greenland's judicial system, which has mainly been derived from the Danish civil law system, operates independently of the legislature and the executive. It has one court of first instance: the Court of Greenland, and an appeal court the High Court of Greenland. No appeal is possible to decisions of the Joint Court of Justice, but fundamental "questions of law" may be submitted to the Østre Landsret and the Supreme Court of Denmark in cassation. Verdicts by those institutions may lead to a new decision of the Joint Court, taking into account the results of the cassation.

Naalakkersuisut 2016

In late October 2016, the current government coalition was changed to consist of the parties Siumut (S), Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), and Partii Naleraq (PN).^[5]^[6] The composition of the Naalakkersuisut was as follows:

Name		Party	Office
width=5px style="background-color: Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color" \|	Kim Kielsen	Siumut	Premier, Minister for Domestic Affairs
style="background-color: Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color" \|	Vittus Qujaukitsoq	Siumut	Minister for Industry, Labour, Trade, Energy, and Foreign Affairs
style="background-color: Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color" \|	Martha Lund Olsen	Siumut	Minister for Municipalities Settlements, Infrastructure and Housing
style="background-color: Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color" \|	Doris Jakobsen	Siumut	Minister for Education, Culture, Research and Church Affairs
style="background-color: Template:Forward (Greenland)/meta/color" \|	Suka K. Frederiksen	Siumut	Minister for Independence, Environment and Nature and Agriculture
style="background-color: Template:Inuit Ataqatigiit/meta/color" \|	Aqqaluaq B. Egede	Inuit Ataqatigiit	Minister for Finance and Taxes
style="background-color: Template:Community of the People/meta/color" \|	Sara Olsvig	Inuit Ataqatigiit	Minister for Family, Gender Equality, Social Affairs, and Justice
style="background-color: Template:Community of the People/meta/color" \|	Agathe Fontain	Inuit Ataqatigiit	Minister for Health and Nordic Cooperation
style="background-color: Template:Community of the People/meta/color" \|	Muté B. Egede	Inuit Ataqatigiit	Minister for Minerals
style="background-color: Template:Naleraq Party/meta/color" \|	Hans Enoksen	Partii Naleraq	Minister for Hunting and Fishing

Naalakkersuisut 2014

Parliamentary elections were held on 28 November 2014 and Kim Kielsen, leader of the Siumut party, was designated as Prime Minister by a coalition of the parties Siumut, Democrats, and Atassut. The coalition was formed on 4 December 2014, Siumut has five ministers, Democrats 2 and Attasut 2.^[7]^[8]

Naalakkersuisut 2013

Parliamentary elections were held on March 12, 2013, and Aleqa Hammond, leader of the Siumut party, was designated as Prime Minister by a coalition of the parties Siumut, Partii Inuit, and Atassut.

References

^ "Inatsisartut har godkendt den nye koalition". KNR. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Steen Lynge gør comeback i Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Naalakkersuisuts yngste medlem: Jeg er klar til posten". Sermitsiaq. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ "Naalakkersuisoq for sundhed er sygeplejerske". Sermitsiaq. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
^ Hansen, Nukappiaaluk (27 October 2016). "Her er de nye medlemmer af Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ Uldum, Simon (27 October 2016). "Her er det nye Naalakkersuisut". KNR.gl (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2017.
^ knr.gl - Koalition mellem Siumut, Demokraterne og Atassut
^ sermitsiaq.ag - Siumut, Atassut og Demokraterne danner koalition

External links

Website of the Naalakkersuisut

[1] "Inatsisartut har godkendt den nye koalition". KNR. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[2] "Steen Lynge gør comeback i Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[3] "Naalakkersuisuts yngste medlem: Jeg er klar til posten". Sermitsiaq. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[4] "Naalakkersuisoq for sundhed er sygeplejerske". Sermitsiaq. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

[5] Hansen, Nukappiaaluk (27 October 2016). "Her er de nye medlemmer af Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[6] Uldum, Simon (27 October 2016). "Her er det nye Naalakkersuisut". KNR.gl (in Danish). Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[7] r.gl - Koalition mellem Siumut, Demokraterne og Atassut

[8] sermitsiaq.ag - Siumut, Atassut og Demokraterne danner koalition

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