Governor of Greenland | |
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Precursor | Inspectors of Greenland |
Formation | 1925 |
First holder | Philip R. Rosendahl (North) Knud Oldendow (South) |
Final holder | Hans Lassen |
Abolished | 1 May 1979 |
Succession | Prime Minister of Greenland |
This is a list of governors of Greenland. The position was established, after the positions of inspectors of Greenland was abolished. In 1950, the two governors (Danish: landsfogeder) were collected into the Governor of all of Greenland (Danish: landshøvding). The position was abolished in 1979, following Greenland's gain of home rule.