List of ministers for Greenland

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The minister for Greenland was a ministerial post in the Danish government between 1958 and 1987, and was responsible for affairs related to Greenland. The post was abolished when Greenland received home rule.

Lists of ministers

No. Portrait Name
(Born-Died)
Term Political party Government
Took office Left office Duration
1
Johannes Kjærbøl
Johannes Kjærbøl
(1885–1973)
30 August 195528 May 19571 year, 271 daysSocial DemocratsHansen I Cabinet
2
Kai Lindberg
Kai Lindberg
(1899–1985)
28 May 195718 October 19603 years, 143 daysSocial DemocratsHansen II Cabinet
Kampmann I Cabinet
3
Mikael Gam
Mikael Gam
(1901–1982)
18 October 196026 September 19643 years, 344 daysIndependentKampmann II Cabinet
Krag I Cabinet
4
Carl P. Jensen [da]
Carl P. Jensen [da]
(1906–1987)
26 September 19642 February 19683 years, 129 daysSocial DemocratsKrag II Cabinet
5
A.C. Normann [da]
A.C. Normann [da]
(1904–1978)
2 February 196811 October 19713 years, 251 daysSocial LiberalsBaunsgaard Cabinet
6
Knud Hertling
Knud Hertling
(1925–2010)
11 October 197119 December 19732 years, 69 daysSocial DemocratsKrag III Cabinet
Jørgensen I Cabinet
7
Holger Hansen
Holger Hansen
(1925–2010)
19 December 197313 February 19751 year, 56 daysVenstreHartling Cabinet
8
Jørgen Peder Hansen
Jørgen Peder Hansen
(1923–1994)
13 February 197520 January 19815 years, 342 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen III Cabinet
9
Tove Lindbo Larsen
Tove Lindbo Larsen
(1928–2018)
20 January 198110 September 19821 year, 233 daysSocial DemocratsJørgensen IV Cabinet–V
10
Tom Høyem
Tom Høyem
(born 1941)
10 September 19821 September 19874 years, 356 daysCentre DemocratsSchlüter I Cabinet
11
Mimi Jakobsen
Mimi Jakobsen
(born 1948)
1 September 198710 September 19879 daysCentre DemocratsSchlüter I Cabinet

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