Kim Kielsen
Kim Kielsen | |
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 Kielsen at Helsinki in 2012 | |
| Prime Minister of Greenland | |
| In office 30 September 2014 – 23 April 2021 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Deputy | Anda Uldum |
| Preceded by | Aleqa Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Múte Bourup Egede |
| Speaker of the Inatsisartut | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mimi Karlsen |
| Leader of Siumut | |
| In office 18 October 2014 – 29 November 2020 | |
| Deputy | Hans Enoksen |
| Preceded by | Aleqa Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Erik Jensen |
| Minister for Housing, Nature and the Environment | |
| In office 7 November 2013 – 23 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Aleqa Hammond Himself |
| Minister for Nordic Cooperation | |
| In office 11 November 2013 – 23 April 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Aleqa Hammond Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1966 Paamiut, County of Greenland, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Party | Siumut |
| Spouse | Judithe Kielsen |
| Children | 2 |
Kim Kielsen (born 30 November 1966) is a Greenlandic politician who has served as Speaker of the Inatsisartut since 2025, and as a member of the Inatsisartut since 2005. He was the leader of Siumut from 2014 to 2020, and the prime minister of Greenland from 2014 to 2021.
Early life and education
[edit]Kim Kielsen was born on 30 November 1966. He was a police officer from 1996 to 2003.[1]
Career
[edit]In the 2005 election Kielsen won a seat in the Inatsisartut. During his tenure in the Inatsisartut he was chair of the Construction, Mineral Resources, and Conservation and Environment committees.[1]
Kielsen was the chair of Greenland's delegation to the Nordic Council from 1 March 2006 to 1 March 2007, and 17 September 2010 to 12 March 2013.[2] In 2013, he became Minister of Environment and Nature and Nordic Cooperation.[1]
Aleqa Hammond resigned as president of Siumut in October 2014, after being accused of misusing public funds.[3] With 44 out of 65 votes, Kielsen defeated Lars-Emil Johansen, Doris J. Jensen, and Nick Nielsen on 18 October 2014.[4] He became the acting Prime Minister of Greenland.[1] A coalition agreement between Siumut, Atassut, and the Democrats on 4 December 2014, officially made Kielsen the prime minister.[5]
On 10 September 2018, Kielsen lost his majority when Naleraq withdrew from his coalition in protest of a Danish plan to partially fund the upgrading of two airports. On 29 September, he formed a minority government made up of Siumut, Atassut, Democrats, and Nunatta Qitornai.[6] A motion of no confidence against him in October 2020, failed by a vote of 14 to 13, with two abstentions. Kielsen lost reelection as chair of Siumut to Erik Jensen by a vote of 39 to 32 on 29 November 2020.[7] He was Speaker of the Inatsisartut from April 2022 to September 2023, and again since 2025.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Kielsen is married to Judithe, with whom he had two children. He can speak Danish and Greenlandic.[1]
Political positions
[edit]In response to U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in purchasing Greenland in August 2019, Kielsen stated that "Greenland is not Danish. Greenland is Greenlandic." and that the issue should not be a joke.[9][10]
References
[edit]Works cited
[edit]News
[edit]- "Greenland PM Kielsen Forms Minority Government to End Political Crisis". Voice of America. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2025.
- Bloch, Cathrine (18 October 2014). "Kim Kielsen ny formand for Siumut". B.T. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024.
- Dam, Camilla (10 December 2014). "Her er navnene på det nye Naalakkersuisut". Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025.
- Josefsen, Leiff (18 October 2014). "Se billeder: Kim Kielsens store triumf". Sermitsiaq. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014.
- Møller, Nauja; Brøns, Malik (29 November 2020). "Kim Kielsen tabte valget: Det er en lettelse". Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Archived from the original on 16 February 2025.
- Olsen, Jan; Lee, Matthew (22 April 2020). "US to boost aid to Greenland in bid to counter Russia, China". WPLG. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
- Wise, Justin (20 August 2019). "Greenland's leader rips Trump: Idea of buying territory 'not something to joke about'". The Hill. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022.
Web
[edit]- "Kim Kielsen". Nordic Council. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- "Kim Kielsen CV". Naalakkersuisut. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016.
- "Speaker of the Inatsisartut visits the Danish Parliament". Folketing. 5 June 2025.
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