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Jonathan Motzfeldt

Politician

Jonathan Motzfeldt is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jonathan Motzfeldt · Йонатан Мотсфельдт · יונתן מוצפלדט · جاناتان متزفلدت · ヨナタン・モッツフェルト · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jonathan Jakob Jørgen Otto Motzfeldt · Йонатан Мотсфельдт · Йонатан Мотцфелдт · Мотсфельдт, Йонатан · Мотцфелдт, Йонатан · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Motzfeldt · Мотцфелдт				[sources]
Birth date	1938-09-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Qassimiut				[sources]
Death date	2010-10-28				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Greenland				[sources]
Country	Greenland				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jonathan				[sources]
Last name	Motzfeldt				[sources]
Political association	Siumut				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q381139				[sources]
Position	Inatsisartut (member, 2005-2009) · Prime Minister of Greenland (1979-1991) · Prime Minister of Greenland (1997-2002) · Speaker of the Inatsisartut (1979-1988) · Speaker of the Inatsisartut (1997-1997) · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-01-21	First seen	2026-01-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Margit Motzfeldt Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Inatsisartut	2005-11-15	2009-06-01

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators40,660

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions525,917

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Wikidata334,489

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