This is a list of governors of Greenland. The position was established, after the positions of inspectors 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 of home rule.
List of officeholders
Superintendent of Greenland (1728–1730)
No.
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Name (birth–death)
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Term of office
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Ref.
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Took office
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Left office
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Time in office
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1
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Major Claus Paarss (1683–1762)
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1728
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1730
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1–2 years
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Governor of North Greenland (1925–1950)
- Nordgrønlands landsfoged
Governor of South Greenland (1925–1950)
- Sydgrønlands landsfoged
Governor of Greenland (1950–1979)
- Grønlands landshøvding
No.
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Name (birth–death)
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Term of office
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Ref.
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Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
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1
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Poul Hugo Lundsteen [de] (1910–1988)
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1950
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1960
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9–10 years
|
|
–
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Finn C. Nielsen (1913–1995) Acting
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1960
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1963
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2–3 years
|
|
3
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Niels Otto Christensen [de] (1917–2003)
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1963
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1973
|
9–10 years
|
|
4
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Hans Lassen (1926–2011)
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1973
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1979
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5–6 years
|
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See also
References