Premier of Greenland Kuupik Kleist

Leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit Party.
Born March 31, 1958.
Living together with Ms. Aviaaja Vandersee; 5 children.

Education

1983 Degree in Social Studies, Roskilde University Centre, Denmark

1975-1978 Upper secondary school leaving examination, Birkerød Statsskole, Denmark

1972-1975 Lower secondary school, Sisimiut, Greenland

1966-1972 Primary school, Qullissat, Greenland

Professional career

2001-2002 Head of the Commission on Self-Government Secretariat

1996-1999 Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs

1988-1991 President of the School of Journalism

1985-1988 Deputy Director for the Department of Education

Political career

2009- Premier

2009- Member of the Parliament of Greenland

2007- Leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit Party

2002- Member of the Parliament of Greenland

2001-2007 Member of the Danish Parliament

1995-1996 Member of the Parliament of Greenland

1991-1995 Minister for Public Works and Transport

Honorary Offices

2004-2008 Member of the Joint Danish-Greenlandic Commission on Self-Government,

Chair of the Working Group on Non-Renewable Resources

1999-2002 President of the Board of Directors, TELE GREENLAND Ltd.

1999-2002 President of the Board of Directors, the Record Company ULO

1995-1997 Member of the Board of Directors of Nunatta Naqiterivia (the Greenland Publishing House)

1995-1997 Member of the Executive Council of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC)

Miscellaneous

2010 Order of Merit in Gold, The Parliament of Greenland

2009 Order of Dannebrog, the Danish Royal House

1999 Representative of the Home Rule Government in the Danish-Greenlandic Working Group to the Identification of Foreign and Security Policy Areas which are of Interest to Greenland

1997 Delegate to the Defense Commission of 1997

1985 Translator of Qaannat alannguanni: Kalaallit Nunaanni naalakkersuinikkut oqaluttuarisaanermit 1939-79 by Tupaarnaq Rosing Olsen into Danish: Skyggen af kajakkerne: Grønlands politiske historie 1939-79

1970’s - Producer of a number of LP’s etc., including

1994 the CD Samma Samma Paffa Paffa

1980 the book and CD Qavaat, author and producer and

1980 The ICC Concert