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TheNaalakkersuisut or theGovernment of Greenland (Danish:Grønlands Regering) is the chief executive body, thecabinet and the government ofGreenland since the island became self-governing in 1979. As an autonomous territory of theKingdom of Denmark, Greenland is aparliamentaryrepresentative democraticterritory, in which thepremier (Naalakkersuisut Siulittaasuat) leads thecabinet, and of amulti-party system.

There are currently 10 members of the Cabinet,^[1] known as "Ministers" (Naalakkersuisoq), all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries. The ministers are appointed by the Prime Minister. The Greenlandic government currently consists of 10 ministers including the Prime Minister.^[2]

Executive power rests with a high commissioner, and aprime minister heads the Cabinet. Thehigh commissioner of Greenland since 2011 is appointed by themonarch (King Frederik X), and the prime minister is elected indirectly by parliament elections results for four-year terms.

The Naalakkersuisut is divided into a number of areas of responsibility each led by aNaalakkersuisoq (English:Minister) with powers corresponding to that of aminister or secretary of government. The cabinet is based on a coalition in theInatsisartut of the partiesDemocrats with the support ofInuit Ataqatigiit,Siumut, andAtassut. Since 28 March 2025, the current composition of the Naalakkersuisut is as follows:^[3]

Legislative power is shared by the government and the legislature. The legislature orSelf-rule of Greenland (Greenlandic:Namminersorlutik Oqartussat,Danish:Selvstyre) is made up of 31 members in theInatsisartut elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms.

The composition following the 2025 general election, and lasting into 2029, is shown below:

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Democrats	8,563	30.26	+21.01	10	+7
	Naleraq	7,009	24.77	+12.51	8	+4
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	6,119	21.62	–15.82	7	–5
	Siumut	4,210	14.88	–15.22	4	–6
	Atassut	2,092	7.39	+0.31	2	0
	Qulleq	305	1.08	New	0	New
Total		28,298	100.00	–	31	0
Valid votes		28,298	98.87
Invalid/blank votes		322	1.13
Total votes		28,620	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		40,369	70.90	+4.98
Source: Qinersineq.gl[6]

Following the2025 general election, theDemocrats won the most seats (10) whileNaleraq won the second most seats (8).

Thejudiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Greenland has full autonomy on most matters, except on policies and decisions affecting the region including negotiations with the devolved legislatures and the Kingdom ParliamentFolketing.Greenland's judicial system has mainly been derived from the Danish civil law system. It has one court of first instance: theCourt of Greenland, and an appeal court theHigh Court of Greenland. No appeal is possible to decisions of the Joint Court of Justice, but fundamental "questions of law" may be submitted to theØstre Landsret and theSupreme Court of Denmark incassation. Verdicts by those institutions may lead to a new decision of the Joint Court, taking into account the results of the cassation.

Parliamentary elections were held on March 12, 2013, andAleqa Hammond, leader of theSiumut party, was designated as prime minister by a coalition of the partiesSiumut,Partii Inuit, andAtassut.

Parliamentary elections were held on 28 November 2014 andKim Kielsen, leader of theSiumut party, was designated as prime minister by a coalition of the partiesSiumut,Democrats, andAtassut. The coalition was formed on 4 December 2014, Siumut has five ministers, Democrats 2 and Attasut 2.^[7][8]

In late October 2016, the current government coalition was changed to consist of the partiesSiumut (S),Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), andPartii Naleraq (PN).^[9][10] The composition of the Naalakkersuisut was as follows:

• Naalakkersuisut.gl - Official website of The Cabinet of Greenland(in Greenlandic)
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