List of governors of Greenland

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.

Governor of Greenland
PrecursorInspectors of Greenland
Formation1925
First holderPhilip R. Rosendahl (North)
Knud Oldendow [de] (South)
Final holderHans Lassen
Abolished1 May 1979
SuccessionPrime Minister of Greenland

List of officeholders

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Superintendent of Greenland (1728–1730)

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No. Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Major
Claus Paarss
(1683–1762)
1728 1730 1–2 years

Governor of North Greenland (1925–1950)

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Nordgrønlands landsfoged

No. Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Philip R. Rosendahl
(1810–1988)
1925 1928 2–3 years
Jørgen Berthelsen [de]
(1895–1989)
Acting
1928 1929 0–1 years
(1) Philip R. Rosendahl
(1810–1988)
1929 1939 9–10 years
2 Eske Brun
(1904–1987)
1939 1945 5–6 years
Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony [de]
(1909–1983)
Acting
1945 1947 1–2 years
Niels Otto Christensen [de]
(1917–2003)
Acting
1947 1950 2–3 years

Governor of South Greenland (1925–1950)

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Sydgrønlands landsfoged

No. Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Knud Oldendow [de]
(1892–1975)
1925 1932 6–7 years
2 Aksel Svane [da]
(1898–1991)
1932 1941 8–9 years
Eske Brun
(1904–1987)
Acting
1941 1945 3–4 years
3 Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony [de]
(1909–1983)
1945 1950 4–5 years

Governor of Greenland (1950–1979)

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Grønlands landshøvding
No. Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Poul Hugo Lundsteen [de]
(1910–1988)
1950 1960 9–10 years
Finn C. Nielsen
(1913–1995)
Acting
1960 1963 2–3 years
3 Niels Otto Christensen [de]
(1917–2003)
1963 1973 9–10 years
4 Hans Lassen
(1926–2011)
1973 1979 5–6 years

See also

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References

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