List of ministers for Greenland

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

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

Sources

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  • Various editions of The Europa World Year Book