| High Commissioner of Greenland | |
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since 1 May 2022 | |
| Ministry of State | |
| Type | High commissioner |
| Status | Chief governmental representative |
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| Website | Official website |
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TheHigh Commissioner of Greenland (Greenlandic:Kalaallit Nunaanni Naalagaaffiup Sinniisoqarfia,Danish:Rigsombuddet i Grønland) is thechief representative of theKing of Denmark andGovernment of the Kingdom of Denmark inGreenland, an autonomous territory in theKingdom of Denmark.[1]
The High Commissioner leads and is supported in their functions by their office, the High Commission. They are based inNuuk, the capital of Greenland.
Thehigh commissioner represents thecrown and theKingdom Government (Regeringen) in Greenland. The office is responsible for liaising between theTerritorial Self Rule Government (Naalakkersuisut) and the Kingdom Government and falls under the Prime Minister's Office.[2]
The High Commissioner deals with matters of family law in their capacity asChief Administrative Officer.
The Government of Greenland notifies the High Commission of all statutes and regulations adopted by theParliament of Greenland (Inatsisartut) and of any other general legislation drawn up by the Government of Greenland. In addition, the Government of Greenland may call on the high commissioner to participate in negotiations within Greenlandic institutions.
The High Commissioner and the High Commission's tasks furthermore consist of:[3][4][5]
The high commissioner (Greenlandic:Naalagaaffiup Sinniisaa,Danish:Rigsombudsmanden) may participate in all negotiations about matters of common interest in theInatsisartut (the Parliament of Greenland), but has no vote.
The high commissioner is an ex-officio member ofthe Greenlandic Fund.
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |  | Torben Hede Pedersen [da] (1937–2000) | 1 May 1979 | 13 July 1992 | 13 years, 73 days | |
| 2 | | Steen Spore (1938–2022) | 1 August 1992 | 1 July 1995 | 2 years, 334 days | |
| 3 | | Gunnar Martens (born 1940) | 1 July 1995 | 31 March 2002 | 6 years, 273 days | |
| 4 |  | Peter Lauritzen (born 1959) | 1 April 2002 | 30 March 2005 | 2 years, 363 days | |
| 5 | | Søren Hald Møller (born 1960) | 30 March 2005 | 31 January 2011 | 5 years, 307 days | |
| 6 | | Mikaela Engell (born 1957) | 1 April 2011 | 30 April 2022 | 11 years, 29 days | [6] |
| 7 | | Julie Præst Wilche (born 1972) | 1 May 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 211 days | |
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1 No diplomatic relations with Taiwan, functions as aninformal diplomatic mission. | |
