Aaja Chemnitz Arnatsiaq Larsen (born 2 December 1977) is a

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

ic politician, who is a member of the Danish

Folketing The Folketing ( , ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. E ...

for the

Inuit Ataqatigiit Inuit Ataqatigiit (, old spelling: , , , IA) is a democratic socialist, Greenlandic independence, pro-independence political party in Greenland. It is represented in the Folketing (the Danish parliament) by Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. Múte B. Egede ha ...

, representing one of the two parliament seats for

Education and civil career

Aaja Chemnitz Larsen studied Master of Science ( MSc) in

Business Economics Business economics is a field in applied economics which uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises and the factors contributing to the diversity of organizational structures and the relationships of firms wit ...

and

Auditing An audit is an "independent examination of financial information of any entity, whether profit oriented or not, irrespective of its size or legal form when such an examination is conducted with a view to express an opinion thereon." Auditing al ...

at the University of Greenland and has an

Executive management Senior management, executive management, or upper management is an occupation at the highest level of management of an organization, performed by individuals who have the day-to-day tasks of managing the organization, sometimes a company or a cor ...

degree from

INSEAD INSEAD ( ; French: ''Institut européen d'administration des affaires'') is a non-profit business school with locations in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and North America (San Francisco, USA ...

. Aaja has since the election to

Inatsisartut The Inatsisartut (, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territoryMultiple sources: * * * in the Danish Realm. Established in 1979, the parli ...

(Greenlandic parliament) in November 2014 been a member of Inatsisartut which she took a leave from due to the work at the Folketing. In the period from 2012 to 2015 she was Greenland's children spokesman for MIO – National Advocacy for Children's Rights in Greenland. In the period 2009-2012 has she was the director of the Welfare Department in Municipality of

Sermersooq Sermersooq () is a municipality in Greenland, formed on 1 January 2009 from five previous, smaller municipalities. Its administrative seat is the city of Nuuk (formerly called Godthåb), the capital of Greenland, and it is the most populous ...

and been head of the social department in the years 2007–2009. Right until 2009 she was employed as an Associate Expert of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

in the Division of Social and Economic Affairs, and here working with indigenous peoples' rights.

Political career

Chemnitz Larsen was elected into the Inatsisartut at the 2014 Greenlandic general election, but decided to not run again in the following election in

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

, having been elected into the Folketing at the 2015 Folketing election. She was reelected into the Folketing in

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

. In 2019, Chemnitz Larsen presented a plan focused on early prevention of

sexual abuse Sexual abuse or sex abuse is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using physical force, or by taking advantage of another. It often consists of a persistent pattern of sexual assaults. The offender is re ...

of children, a growing problem in Greenland. The plan requested funding and support from Denmark to support efforts. The plan was approved, with Denmark agreeing to provide 80 million DKK and Greenland providing 20 million DKK to fund efforts.

Independence of Greenland

Chemnitz Laren supports Greenlandic independence, however, she does not believe that independence is easy to achieve nor that it will happen in the near future.

References

External links

Biography on the website of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Aaja Chemnitz 1977 births Living people People from Nuuk Greenlandic Inuit women 21st-century indigenous leaders of the Americas 21st-century Inuit people 21st-century Inuit women Greenlandic people of Danish descent Women members of the Inatsisartut Members of the Inatsisartut Inuit Ataqatigiit politicians Inuit politicians INSEAD alumni University of Greenland alumni 21st-century Greenlandic politicians 21st-century Danish women politicians Women members of the Folketing Greenlandic members of the Folketing Members of the Folketing 2015–2019 Members of the Folketing 2019–2022 Members of the Folketing 2022–2026