Prime Minister of Greenland

Prime Minister of Greenland
Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat
Coat of arms of Greenland
Flag of Greenland
Incumbent Jens-Frederik Nielsen since 7 April 2025
Government of Greenland
Status	His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Cabinet of Greenland
Residence	B-29
Seat	Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Appointer	Parliament
Term length	Four years, renewable
Precursor	Governor of Greenland
Formation	1 May 1979
First holder	Jonathan Motzfeldt

Politics of Greenland


Constitution Constitution Act of Succession Taxation
The Crown Monarch King Frederik X Privy Council Purveyors to the Royal Court
Realm Kingdom of Denmark Greenland Denmark Faroe Islands
Executive Regeringen The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark Government Frederiksen II Prime Minister (list) Mette Frederiksen Government Offices Ministries High Commissioner (list) Julie Præst Wilche Naalakkersuisut The Government of Greenland Government Nielsen Premier (list) Jens-Frederik Nielsen Government Offices Ministries Privy Council Council of State Queen Margrethe II
Legislature Inatsisartut Parliament of Greenland (20th National Parliament) Speaker Mimi Karlsen Members Folketinget Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark (72nd Kingdom Parliament) Speaker Søren Gade Members
Judiciary Supreme Court High Court Courts
Elections Political parties Recent elections Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark: 2011 2015 2019 Greenlandic Parliament: 2013 2014 2018 2021 Local elections: 2017 2021 Referendums Act of Succession Self-government EEC membership Home rule Alcohol
Administrative divisions Municipalities Cities and towns Unincorporated areas: Northeast Greenland National Park Pituffik Space Base
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Steen Lynge Diplomatic missions of / to Greenland Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Arctic policy of the Kingdom Greenland–European Union relations Overseas countries and territories EU-OCT Association (OCTA) Politics of the European Union Arctic policy of the EU
Related topics Arctic Command Defence Command Politics of Denmark Politics of the Faroe Islands Unitarism Self rule
Other countries

The prime minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit. 'Leader of the government'; Danish: Landsstyreformand), also known as the premier of Greenland, is the head of government of Greenland, a territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The prime minister is usually the person who is leader of the majority party in the Parliament of Greenland. Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first prime minister after home rule was granted to Greenland in 1979. The present prime minister is Jens-Frederik Nielsen.