Paneeraq Olsen (born 26 December 1958 in

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) is a

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ic politician (

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) and civil servant. She became Minister for Children, Youth and Families in the Egede cabinet in 2021.

Political career

Paneeraq Olsen was elected to

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(the parliament of Greenland) and the municipal council of

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in the elections in 2021. She received 99 votes in the Inatsisartut election. On 27 September 2021, Olsen was appointed minister for children, young people and families, where she replaced

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( IA) who had temporarily held the post since Eqaluk Høegh (IA) had withdrew from the

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for health reasons the month before.

Education and career

Olsen graduated from highschool in Nuuk 1992 and she is

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from

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(University of Greenland), Nuuk 1999. She was ministerial secretary for

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from 2001 to 2004. Olsen was municipal director in the former Sisimiut Municipality from 2004 to 2008, and after Greenland's municipal reform municipal director in Qeqqata Municipality from 2009 til 2019.

References

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