Julie Præst Wilche (born 1971 or 1972) is a Danish civil servant and diplomat. Since 2022, she serves as

High Commissioner of Greenland The High Commissioner of Greenland (, ) is the chief representative of the King of Denmark and Government of the Kingdom of Denmark in Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. The High Commissioner leads and is supported ...

Biography

Wilche trained as a nurse in Denmark before moving to Greenland in the early 1990s. In 2009, she graduated from the

University of Greenland The University of Greenland (; ) is Greenland's only university. It is in the capital city of Nuuk. Most courses are taught in Danish, a few in Greenlandic and classes by exchange lecturers often in English. The university had an enrollment of ...

with a degree in administrative science. She then worked as a government official in the health department, most recently as acting head of department. In 2015, she was appointed head of department in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Justice. In September 2021, she replaced Minister-appointed Naaja Nathanielsen as Director of the Greenland Correctional Service. On 1 May 2022, she became the High Commissioner of Greenland, succeeding

Mikaela Engell Mikaela Engell (born 4 October 1956) is a Danish civil servant who served as High Commissioner of Greenland, a post she held from 2011 to 2022. She had previously worked in the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first as a Permanent Secretary a ...

. Wilche has two children with her husband Jon Wilche (born 1957), who is the son of Danish carpenter Hugo Wilche (1919-?) and his Greenlandic wife Arnarsaq Bolethe Batseba Augusta Lynge (1926-?).

References

1972 births Living people High commissioners of Greenland 21st-century Greenlandic politicians Danish emigrants to Greenland 21st-century Danish women politicians University of Greenland alumni Greenlandic women in politics {{Greenland-politician-stub