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Josef Motzfeldt

Politician

Josef 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	Josef Motzfeldt · Йозеф Моцфельдт · יוסף מוצפלדט · ジョセフ・モズフェルド · 约瑟夫·莫兹费尔特 · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt · Йозеф Моцфельдт · יוסף מוצפלדט · ジョセフ・モズフェルド · 喬瑟夫·莫茨菲爾特 · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1941-11-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Igaliku				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Greenland				[sources]
Country	Greenland				[sources]
Citizenship	Denmark				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Josef				[sources]
Last name	Motzfeldt				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4559599				[sources]
Position	Inatsisartut (member, 2002-2005) · Inatsisartut (member, 2005-2009) · Inatsisartut (member, 2009-2013) · Speaker of the Inatsisartut (2009-2013) · foreign minister				[sources]
Education	Hjørring Seminarium				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Greenlandic politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nukaaka Coster-Waldau Close Associate	child	-	-

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

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