Kuupik Kleist
Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist (born 31 March 1958) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Greenland between 2009 and 2013. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, he was the first Prime Minister not affiliated with Siumut.
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist | |
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Kleist in 2008 | |
| 4th Prime Minister of Greenland | |
| In office 12 June 2009 – 5 April 2013 | |
| Monarch | Margrethe II |
| Preceded by | Hans Enoksen |
| Succeeded by | Aleqa Hammond |
| Chairman of the OCT for Greenland | |
| In office 23 January 2012 – 25 September 2012 | |
| Deputy | Jens B. Frederiksen |
| Leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit | |
| In office 10 June 2007 – 31 March 2014 | |
| Deputy | Aqqaluaq B. Egede |
| Preceded by | Josef Motzfeldt |
| Succeeded by | Sara Olsvig |
| Member of the Greenlandic Parliament | |
| Assumed office 8 February 2002 | |
| Member of the Danish Parliament | |
| In office 20 November 2001 – 13 November 2007 | |
| Member of the Greenlandic Parliament | |
| In office 1995–1996 | |
| Minister of Public Works and Transport | |
| In office 1991–1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Lars Emil Johansen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jakob Edvard Kuupik Kleist 31 March 1958 Qullissat, County of Greenland, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Nationality | Greenlandic |
| Political party | Inuit Ataqatigiit |
| Spouse |
Aviaaja Vandersee (m. 2012) |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Roskilde |
| Website | ia.gl/kuupik-kleist |
Since 2018, he has served as the first chairman of the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund.
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