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The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut, lit. 'those who make the law'; [1] Greenlandic pronunciation: [inatt͡sisɑtːʉt] Danish: Landstinget, lit. 'the land's-thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, [2] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory [3] in the Danish Realm.
This means that Greenland is a part of Denmark's international territory that has a degree of autonomy and self-governance under a national government. Some politicians in Greenland want to become fully independent from Denmark and stand under the independence side of Greenland's politics.
The position of Speaker (Greenlandic: Siulittaasoq) (Danish: Formand) of the Inatsisartut (the Greenlandic Parliament) was created in 1979. [1] The preceding office was Chairman of the Landsråd of Greenland .
Greenland has national Parliament that consists of 31 representatives. The government is the Naalakkersuisut whose members are appointed by the premier. The head of government is the premier, usually the leader of the majority party in Parliament. The premier is Múte Bourup Egede of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party. [147]
Print/export Download as PDF ... Parliament of Greenland (20th National Parliament) Speaker ... This is a list of political parties in Greenland, as of 20 April 2021.
General elections were held in Greenland on 12 March 2013. [1] The opposition Siumut party emerged as the largest in Parliament, winning 14 of the 31 seats. [2] On 26 March Siumut leader Aleqa Hammond became Greenland's first female Prime Minister. [2] [3]
General elections were held in Greenland on 3 December 2002. The result was victory for the Siumut party, which won 10 of the 31 seats in the Parliament . [1]
Country Legislature Type Lower house [1] Upper house [1] Lower house to upper house ratio Total Population [2] Population/ Lower house seats Population/ Total seats People's Republic of China