Hans Enoksen (born 7 August 1956) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the third
prime minister of Greenland
The prime minister of Greenland ( kl, Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, ; da, Landsstyreformand), officially the premier of Greenland,Greenlandicmonoglot, he has been a member of the
Parliament of Greenland
The Inatsisartut ( kl, Inatsisartut; '' da, Landstinget, lit=''the land's- thing'' of Greenland''), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory*
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since 1995. He became Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Settlements and chairman of the political party
Siumut
Siumut (, ) is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. Since the establishment of home rule in 1979, it has been the dominant party in Greenland. Siumut is led by Erik Jensen, who beat the then-incumbent Prime Ministe ...
in 2001.
He was elected
prime minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
on 14 December 2002, his party winning a mere 28%, a 7% drop from the previous election in 1999, but still enough to win.
After his election he began an alliance with left wing party
Inuit Ataqatigiit
Inuit Ataqatigiit (, , da, Folkets Samfund) is a democratic socialist, separatist political party in Greenland that aims to make Greenland an independent state. The party, founded as a political organisation in 1976, was born out of the increas ...
. The two parties began discussing how to change the agreement with
Denmark
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and the
U.S.
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about how much Greenland should receive in compensation for the U.S. airbase situated outside the town of
Thule
Thule ( grc-gre, Θούλη, Thoúlē; la, Thūlē) is the most northerly location mentioned in ancient Greek and Roman literature and cartography. Modern interpretations have included Orkney, Shetland, northern Scotland, the island of Saar ...
, in the north of the country. In the 2009 election, the IA beat him with 43% of the vote compared to Enoksen's party's 26%.
After the 2009 defeat, Hans Enoksen retired as leader of Siumut.
At the elections 2013 he was re-elected, but in January 2014 he was so unsatisfied with
Siumut
Siumut (, ) is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. Since the establishment of home rule in 1979, it has been the dominant party in Greenland. Siumut is led by Erik Jensen, who beat the then-incumbent Prime Ministe ...
′s politics that he left the party and established a new political party,
Partii Naleraq
Naleraq (, ), previously known as Partii Naleraq, is a centrist-populist pro-independence political party in Greenland.
History
In January 2014 Hans Enoksen announced that he was forming a new political party after leaving Siumut. In the Novem ...