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Aleqa Hammond | |
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.jpg) Hammond in 2013 | |
| 5thPrime Minister of Greenland | |
| In office 5 April 2013 – 30 September 2014 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Deputy | Doris Jakobsen |
| Preceded by | Kuupik Kleist |
| Succeeded by | Kim Kielsen |
| Leader ofSiumut | |
| In office 2 June 2009 – 17 October 2014 | |
| Deputy | Hans Enoksen |
| Preceded by | Hans Enoksen |
| Succeeded by | Kim Kielsen |
| Member of theDanish Parliament for Greenland | |
| In office 18 June 2015 – 5 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Doris Jakobsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-09-23)23 September 1965 (age 59) Narsaq,County of Greenland, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Nationality | Greenlandic |
| Political party | Nunatta Qitornai(since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent(2016–2018) Siumut(until 2016) |
| Education | Nunavut Arctic College |
| Alma mater | University of Greenland (dropped out) |
| Website | Official Facebook |
Aleqa Hammond (born 23 September 1965) is aGreenlandic politician and former member of theDanishFolketing (parliament). Formerly the leader of theSiumut party, she became Greenland's first femaleprime minister after her party emerged as the largest parliamentary faction in the2013 elections.[1] In 2014 she stepped down as prime minister and leader of Siumut, following a case of misuse of public funds. She was expelled from Siumut on 23 August 2016 after yet another case of misuse of public funds and became anindependent.[2] On 31 March 2018 she announced that she would be running in the2018 Greenlandic parliamentary election for the Siumut breakawayNunatta Qitornai.[3]
Born inNarsaq, Hammond grew up inUummannaq.[4] Her father Piitaaraq Johansen died on a hunting trip when she was seven after falling through the ice.[5] She attendedNunavut Arctic College inIqaluit between 1989 and 1991, before studying at theUniversity of Greenland from 1991 until 1993.[4] Her studies were never completed.
In 1993, she began working forGreenland Tourism as a Regional Co-ordinator inDisko Bay. In 1994, she used a hotel room and knowingly supplied a credit card which had been blocked (from prior abuse) to cover the kr 5,000 bill, and she was convicted of fraud in 1996.[6] In 1995, she became the Information Officer in the Cabinet secretariat, before working forNuuk Tourism from 1996 until 1999. Between 1999 and 2003, she was commissioner of theInuit Circumpolar Council, and also worked on the 2002 Arctic Winter Games. From 2004 to 2005 she worked in the tourism industry inQaqortoq as a tourist guide.[4]
She was first elected to theParliament of Greenland inNovember 2005,[7] and was appointed Minister for Families and Justice.[8] In 2007, she became Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, but resigned in 2008 officially in protest of the size of the government's budget deficit.[5]
After Siumut lost the2009 elections, she replacedHans Enoksen as party leader. In the2013 elections, she received the highest-ever number of personal votes.[9]As prime minister she expressed her hope to experience Greenland becoming an independent country. She said: "We are talking about building a nation on a mental level. We will stand up as a people and demand what is rightfully ours. We will take responsibility for ourselves and for our families. And as politicians we will take responsibility for our country".[10]On 1 October 2014, Hammond took a leave of absence because she was being investigated for an expense scandal,[11] andKim Kielsen became acting prime minister, and also succeeded her as leader of the Siumut party. Kielsen later permanently replaced her.
In 2015, Hammond was elected to the DanishFolketing in thegeneral elections. With 3,745 votes, she gained the highest number of personal votes in Greenland.[12] She was expelled from Siumut on 23 August 2016 following a case of abuse of her Folketing credit card for private expenses and became an independent. In 2017, she became chairman of the Greenland Committee following an agreement to support the centre-right government. On 31 March 2018, she announced her candidacy for the Greenlandic parliament for Siumut breakaway Nunatta Qitornai.
She is a member of theNew Apostolic Church.[8]
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| Preceded by | Leader ofSiumut 2009–2014 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Greenland 2013–2014 | Succeeded by |
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