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List of governors of Greenland

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Governor of Greenland

Precursor	Inspectors of Greenland
Formation	1925
First holder	Philip R. Rosendahl(North) Knud Oldendow [de](South)
Final holder	Hans Lassen
Abolished	1 May 1979
Succession	Prime Minister of Greenland

This is alist of governors ofGreenland. The position was established, after the positions ofinspectors of Greenland was abolished. In 1950, the two governors (Danish:landsfogeder) were collected into the Governor of all of Greenland (Danish:landshøvding). The position was abolished in 1979, following Greenland's gain ofhome rule.

List of officeholders

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Superintendent of Greenland (1728–1730)

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No.	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Ref.
No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Major Claus Paarss (1683–1762)	1728	1730	1–2 years

Governor of North Greenland (1925–1950)

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Nordgrønlands landsfoged

No.	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Ref.
No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Philip R. Rosendahl (1810–1988)	1925	1928	2–3 years
–	Jørgen Berthelsen [de] (1895–1989) Acting	1928	1929	0–1 years
(1)	Philip R. Rosendahl (1810–1988)	1929	1939	9–10 years
2	Eske Brun (1904–1987)	1939	1945	5–6 years
–	Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony [de] (1909–1983) Acting	1945	1947	1–2 years
–	Niels Otto Christensen [de] (1917–2003) Acting	1947	1950	2–3 years

Governor of South Greenland (1925–1950)

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Sydgrønlands landsfoged

No.	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Ref.
No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Knud Oldendow [de] (1892–1975)	1925	1932	6–7 years
2	Aksel Svane [da] (1898–1991)	1932	1941	8–9 years
–	Eske Brun (1904–1987) Acting	1941	1945	3–4 years
3	Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony [de] (1909–1983)	1945	1950	4–5 years

Governor of Greenland (1950–1979)

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Grønlands landshøvding

No.	Name (birth–death)	Term of office			Ref.
No.	Name (birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1	Poul Hugo Lundsteen [de] (1910–1988)	1950	1960	9–10 years
–	Finn C. Nielsen (1913–1995) Acting	1960	1963	2–3 years
3	Niels Otto Christensen [de] (1917–2003)	1963	1973	9–10 years
4	Hans Lassen (1926–2011)	1973	1979	5–6 years