Minister for Finance

Maliina Abelsen (Inuit Ataqatigiit party):

Born in Nuuk in 1976.

Marital status: Married, two children.

Professional career:

• June, 2009: Minister for Social Affairs (Inuit Ataqatigiit party)
• 2008-2009: Division coordinator, MIPI – Documentation Centre on Children and Youth, Greenland Home Rule Government
• 2006-2008: Head of section, Department of Foreign Affairs, Greenland Home Rule Government
• 2004-2006: Associate Expert/JPO, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR, Geneva
• 2003-2004: Editorial Assistant, Bath University, UK

Education:

• 2004: MSc Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2003: Master in Policy and Applied Social Research, Macquarie University, Australia
• 1993-1996: Midtgrønlands Gymnasiale Uddannelse (upper secondary school), Greenland
• 1992-1993: Exchange student, Connecticut, USA
• Qorsussuaq Primary School, Greenland

Other qualifications:

• 2008: Internationally Certified Coach, Coach Focus, Denmark
• The United Nations National Competitive Recruitment Examination