Múte Bourup Egede

Múte Bourup Egede
Egede in 2024
7th Prime Minister of Greenland
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 April 2021
MonarchsMargrethe II
Frederik X
Preceded byKim Kielsen
Chairman of Inuit Ataqatigiit[1][2]
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2018
Preceded bySara Olsvig
Minister of Communes, Hamlets, Outer Districts, Infrastructure and Housing
(acting)[1][3]
In office
2017
Preceded byMartha Lund Olsen
Minister for Raw Material and the Labour Market[1][3]
In office
2016–2018
Preceded byMimi Karlsen
Member of the Inatsisartut
Incumbent
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
Born (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37)
Nuuk, Greenland
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark
NationalityGreenlandic
Political partyInuit Ataqatigiit
SpouseSara Biilmann Egede
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Greenland

Múte Inequnaaluk Bourup Egede (Greenlandic: [mut͡sːi inɜquˈnaːluk ˈpou̯ʁɔp ˈeːəðə]; born 11 March 1987)[3] is a Greenlandic politician serving as the seventh prime minister of Greenland, a position he has held since April 2021.[4] He has served as a member of the Inatsisartut, the parliament of Greenland, since 2015, and as chairman of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party since 2018.[2][1] He has called for Greenland to gain its independence from Denmark and has been part of work on a constitution for an independent Greenland.

Early life

Egede was born in Nuuk but grew up in Narsaq in southern Greenland. He finished his gymnasium education in Qaqortoq before he started studying cultural and social history at the University of Greenland in 2007. Between 2011 and 2012, he was the vice chairman of KISAQ, the Greenlandic Academic Student Society.[3] He did not finish his studies, dropping out in 2013 to take over a family-owned fodder company run by his father.[5][1]

Career

In 2007, Egede was a member of the Greenlandic youth parliament, the Inuusuttut Inatsisartui.[1] From 2013 till 2015 he was the chairman of the Inuusuttut Ataqatigiit, the youth wing of Inuit Ataqatigiit.[3][1]

At the 2015 Danish general election, Egede was a candidate for the Folketing for Inuit Ataqatigiit.[6] He received 2,131 votes, not enough for a seat in parliament.[7]

Between 2016 and 2018, Egede served as Minister for Raw Material and the Labour Market, where he simultaneously – for three months in 2017 – was acting Minister of Communes, Hamlets, Outer Districts, Infrastructure and Housing.[1]

On 1 December 2018 he was elected chair of Inuit Ataqatigiit, succeeding Sara Olsvig.[1] He led the party to the 2021 Greenlandic general elections, where it gained 36.6% of the vote, becoming the largest party in parliament.[5] With 3,380 personal votes, Egede was the candidate with the most personal votes in the elections, receiving upwards of 1,500 more than the sitting prime minister, Kim Kielsen of the Siumut party.[8]

On 16 April it was announced that IA had formed a coalition with Naleraq with a 10 member Naalakkersuisut. Atassut, which holds two seats, announced that while it would not enter a pro-independence coalition they would provide support to the coalition.[9]

He was confirmed as prime minister by the Inatsisartut on 23 April 2021.[4] Egede is the youngest ever Prime Minister of Greenland.[10]

He formed a new government in April 2022.[11] In response to the ongoing controversy over the spiral case, Egede accused Denmark of committing the crime of genocide in Greenland.[12]

Politics and ideology

Egede is the chairman of Inuit Ataqatigiit, which is a democratic socialist political party in Greenland.[13] Like the party, Egede is an advocate for Greenlandic independence.[1]

Personal life

Egede has two children with his former partner.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Veirum, Thomas Munk (1 December 2018). "Múte B. Egede er ny IA-formand". KNR (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa.
  2. ^ a b "Grønlandske IA vælger ny formand" (in Danish). Altinget. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "CV – Múte B. Egede" (PDF) (in Danish). Inatsisartut. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b Hyldal, Christine (23 April 2021). "Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut". KNR (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Ildor, Astrid (7 April 2021). "En alvorlig, ung mand står til at blive Grønlands yngste regeringsleder" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ Dam, Camilla (27 May 2015). "Múte B. Egede stiller op til Folketingsvalget". KNR (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Resultater for valg.gl – Valg.gl" (in Danish). valg.gl. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ Synnestvedt, Anne Meisner (8 April 2021). "Muté B. Egede er den største stemmesluger, og Kielsen halser efter". KNR (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Greenland's left-wing IA party forms new government, vows to block rare-earth mine". Reuters. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). 16 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Nyt Naalakkersuisut: Siumut får fiskeri og udenrigsanliggender". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ^ Bryant, Miranda (6 January 2025). "Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Left-wing party which opposes major mining project wins Greenland general election". Independent.co.uk. 7 April 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
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