Julie Præst Wilche (born 1971 or 1972) is a Danish civil servant and diplomat. Since 2022, she serves as High Commissioner of Greenland.
Julie Præst Wilche | |
|---|---|
| High Commissioner of Greenland | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Margrethe II Frederik X |
| Preceded by | Mikaela Engell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Citizenship | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Children | 2 |
Biography
editWilche trained as a nurse in Denmark before moving to Greenland in the early 1990s. In 2009, she graduated from the University of Greenland with a degree in administrative science.[1] She then worked as a government official in the health department, most recently as acting head of department. In 2015, she was appointed head of department in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Justice. In September 2021, she replaced Minister-appointed Naaja Nathanielsen as Director of the Greenland Correctional Service.[2] On 1 May 2022, she became the High Commissioner of Greenland, succeeding Mikaela Engell.[3]
Wilche has two children with her husband Jon Wilche (born 1957),[1] who is the son of Danish carpenter Hugo Wilche (1919-?) and his Greenlandic wife Arnarsaq Bolethe Batseba Augusta Lynge (1926-?).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Trine Juncher Jørgensen (27 April 2022). "Bindeled mellem Grønland og Danmark". Nuuk Ugeavis. p. 11.
- ^ Merete Lindstrøm (17 August 2021). "Departementschef overtager kriminalforsorgen". Sermitsiaq.AG.
- ^ "Ny rigsombudsmand i Grønland". Statsministeriet. 8 March 2022.
- ^ Bendt Lynge (1981). Lynge (PDF). Nuuk. p. 52.
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