Jonathan Motzfeldt

Jonathan Motzfeldt
Motzfeldt in 2003
1st Prime Minister of Greenland
In office
19 September 1997 – 14 December 2002
MonarchMargrethe II
Preceded byLars Emil Johansen
Succeeded byHans Enoksen
In office
1 May 1979 – 18 March 1991
MonarchMargrethe II
Preceded byHans Lassen
as Governor
Succeeded byLars Emil Johansen
Member of the Landsting for Nanortalik
In office
1 May 1979 – 2 June 2009
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byAnders Olsen
Personal details
Born25 September 1938
Qagssimiut, South Greenland
Died28 October 2010 (aged 72)
Qaqortoq, Kujalleq, Greenland
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark
NationalityGreenlandic
Political partySiumut
Spouse
Kristjana Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir
(m. 1992)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
OccupationPriest, politician

Jonathan Jakob Jørgen Otto Motzfeldt (25 September 1938 – 28 October 2010[1]) was a Greenlandic priest and politician. He is considered one of the leading figures in the establishment of Greenland Home Rule.[2] Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first prime minister of Greenland. He was Greenland's prime minister from 1979 until 1991 and again from 1997 until 2002. He was Greenland's longest serving prime minister and won the most elections of any prime minister of Greenland. He is considered a centre-left politician and Greenland became a recognized country during his tenure.

  1. ^ "Jonathan Motzfeldt er død" (in Danish). BT. 28 October 2010.
  2. ^ Greenland mourns politician Jonathan Motzfeldt, nunatsiaqonline.ca, October 29, 2010