Jonathan Motzfeldt
Jonathan Motzfeldt | |
|---|---|
Motzfeldt in 2003 | |
| Prime Minister of Greenland | |
| In office 19 September 1997 – 14 December 2002 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Lars Emil Johansen |
| Succeeded by | Hans Enoksen |
| In office 1 May 1979 – 18 March 1991 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Hans Lassen as Governor |
| Succeeded by | Lars Emil Johansen |
| Member of the Landsting for Nanortalik | |
| In office 1 May 1979 – 2 June 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Anders Olsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1938 |
| Died | 28 October 2010 (aged 72) |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Party | Siumut |
| Spouse |
Kristjana Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir
(m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
| Occupation | Priest, politician |
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Jonathan Jakob Jørgen Otto Motzfeldt (25 September 1938 – 28 October 2010) was a Greenlandic priest and politician. He is considered one of the leading figures in the establishment of Greenland Home Rule. Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first prime minister of Greenland. He was Greenland's prime minister from 1979 until 1991 and 1997 until 2002. He is Greenland's longest-serving prime minister and won the most elections of any Greenlandic prime minister. He is considered a centre-left politician and Greenland became a recognized country during his tenure.