Parliament of Greenland
Parliament of Greenland
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Unicameral |
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| Seats | 31 |
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Government (17) Opposition (14)
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| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold | |
Last election | 28 November 2014 |
Next election | 2018 or earlier |
| Meeting place | |
| Inatsisartut, Nuuk | |
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| www.inatsisartut.gl | |
The Parliament of Greenland (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut; Danish: Grønlands Landsting) is the legislature (in this case, a parliament) in the government of Greenland, an autonomous country of Denmark. The government of Greenland is also called Self-Government of Greenland. 16 seats are needed for a majority. The Government is divided into ministries, and departments in the ministries handle the practical administrative work. Ministers are politically responsible for the work of those departments.[1]
Origin of the name
The word Landsting comes from an ancient Scandinavian term meaning council. It first came into being during Viking times and was formed by the freemen of the community. In those times it was called a 'ting,' which numbered a hundred men. These tings would be for the whole country or 'land' thus the phrase 'landsting'.
History
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The Parliament of Greenland succeeded the Provincial Council (Danish: Grønlands Landsråd) on 1 May 1979. The Parliament is led by a Presidency comprising four members of the Parliament and the Chairman. There are 31 members in the Assembly.
Chairmen of the Parliament
| Name | Period | Party |
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| Jonathan Motzfeldt (also Prime Minister of Greenland) | 1979-1988 | Siumut |
| Lars Chemnitz | 1988-1991 | Atassut |
| Bendt Frederiksen | 1991-1995 | Siumut |
| Knud Sørensen | 1995-1997 | Atassut |
| Anders Andreassen | 1997-1999 | Siumut |
| Ole Lynge | 1999-2001 | Inuit Ataqatigiit |
| Daniel Skifte | 2001-2003 | Atassut |
| Jonathan Motzfeldt | 2003-2008 | Siumut |
| Ruth Heilmann | 2008-2009 | Siumut |
| Josef Motzfeldt | 2009-2013 | Inuit Ataqatigiit |
| Lars Emil Johansen | 2013-Present | Siumut |
Members
- List of members of the parliament of Greenland, 2002–2005
- List of members of the parliament of Greenland, 2005–2009
- List of members of the parliament of Greenland, 2009–2013
- List of members of the parliament of Greenland, 2013–2014
Recent results
The current standing of Greenland's Parliamentary Assembly after the Greenlandic general election, 2014:
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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| Siumut | 10,102 | 34.6 | 11 | –3 | ||
| Inuit Ataqatigiit | 9,776 | 33.5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Democrats | 3,468 | 11.9 | 4 | +2 | ||
| Partii Naleraq | 3,423 | 11.7 | 3 | New | ||
| Solidarity | 1,919 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Inuit Party | 477 | 1.6 | 0 | –2 | ||
| Independents | 22 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 301 | – | – | – | ||
| Total | 29,488 | 100 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 40,424 | 72.9 | – | – | ||
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See also
Prime ministers in the Commonwealth of the Realm
- List of Prime Ministers of Greenland
- List of Prime Ministers of Denmark
- List of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands
Parliaments in the Commonwealth of the Realm
Elections and politics in the Commonwealth of the Realm
Other parliaments in the Nordic countries:
References
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