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{{short description|Greenlandic parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox legislature
| background_color  = #541728
| legislature       = [[List of members of the Inatsisartut, 2025–2029|15th Inatsisartut]]
| name              = Parliament of Greenland
| linking_name      = <!--?: Inatsisartut (semi-official)-->
| native_name       = {{unbulleted list|item_style=font-size:100%; |{{native name|kl|Inatsisartut}}|{{native name|da|Landstinget}}}}
| coa_pic           = 
| logo              = Greenland Parliament logo.svg
| house_type        = Unicameral
| leader1_type      = [[List of speakers of the Inatsisartut|Speaker]]
|foundation=1 May 1979|preceded_by=[[Greenland Provincial Council]]|new_session=7 April 2025| leader1           = [[Kim Kielsen]]
| party1            = [[Siumut]]
| election1         = 7 April 2025
| leader2_type      = First Vice Speaker
| leader2           = [[Mimi Karlsen]]
| party2            = [[Inuit Ataqatigiit]]
| election2         = 7 April 2025
| leader3_type      = Second Vice Speaker
| leader3           = Mette Arqe-Hammeken
| party3            = [[Naleraq]]
| election3         = 7 April 2025
| leader4_type      = [[Prime Minister of Greenland|Prime Minister]]
| leader4           = [[Jens-Frederik Nielsen]]
| party4            = [[Democrats (Greenland)|Democrats]]
| election4         = 28 March 2025
| members           = 31
| structure1        = File:Greenland Inatsisartut 2025.svg
| structure1_res    = 240px
| political_groups1 = '''[[Nielsen cabinet|Government]] (23)'''
*{{Color box|{{party color|Democrats (Greenland)}}|border=silver}} [[Democrats (Greenland)|Democrats]] (10)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Inuit Ataqatigiit}}|border=silver}} [[Inuit Ataqatigiit]] (7)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Siumut (2021)}}|border=silver}} [[Siumut]] (4)
*{{Color box|{{party color|Atassut (2019)}}|border=silver}} [[Atassut]] (2)
'''[[Parliamentary opposition|Opposition]] (8)'''
*{{Color box|{{party color|Naleraq}}|border=silver}} [[Naleraq]] (8)
| voting_system1    = [[Open list]] [[proportional representation]] allocated under the [[D'Hondt method]]
| first_election1   = [[1979 Greenlandic general election|4 April 1979]]
| last_election1    = [[2025 Greenlandic general election|11 March 2025]]
| next_election1    = [[2029 Greenlandic general election|2029]]
| session_room      = Inatsisartut (1) (Kenny McFly).jpg
| session_res       = 270px
| term_length       = Up to 4 years
| meeting_place     = Inatsisartut, [[Nuuk]], [[Sermersooq]]
| website           = {{URL|https://www.inatsisartut.gl/|inatsisartut.gl}}
}}
{{Politics of Greenland}}

The '''Inatsisartut''' ({{langx|kl|Inatsisartut|lit=those who make the law}},<ref>{{cite web |title=What is Inatsisartut |url=https://ina.gl/om-inatsisartut/hvad-er-inatsisartut |website=ina.gl |publisher=Parliament of Greenland |access-date=18 May 2023 }}</ref> {{IPA|kl|inatt͡sisɑtːʉt}}; {{langx|da|Landstinget|lit=the land's [[Thing (assembly)|thing]]}}), also known as the '''Parliament of Greenland''' in English,<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Greenlandic Parliament |url=http://www.inatsisartut.gl |website=inatsisartut.gl |publisher=The Greenlandic Parliament |access-date=28 March 2017 }}</ref> is the [[unicameral]] [[List of legislatures by country|parliament]] ([[legislative branch]]) of [[Greenland]], an [[autonomous entity|autonomous]] territory<ref name=territory>Multiple sources: 
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html |title=The working autonomies in Europe |publisher=[[Society for Threatened Peoples]] |quote=Denmark has established very specific territorial autonomies with its two island territories |last=Benedikter |first=Thomas |date=19 June 2006 |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309063149/http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html |archive-date=9 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.world-autonomies.info/tas/Greenland/Pages/default.aspx |title=Greenland |last=Ackrén |first=Maria |publisher=Autonomy Arrangements in the World |date=November 2017 |quote=Faroese and Greenlandic are seen as official regional languages in the self-governing territories belonging to Denmark |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830110832/http://www.world-autonomies.info/tas/Greenland/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}
*{{Cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/countries/greenland_en |title=Greenland |date=3 June 2013 |website=International Cooperation and Development |publisher=[[European Commission]] |language=en |access-date=27 August 2019 |quote=Greenland&nbsp;... is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark }}</ref> in the [[Danish Realm]]. Established in 1979, the parliament convenes in the Inatsisartut building, located on an islet in [[Nuuk Centrum]] in central [[Nuuk]].

The Inatsisartut is composed of 31 members, who are elected for four-year terms through [[proportional representation]]. Its functions include electing its presidium, debating and passing legislation, scrutinizing the government, and discussing financial matters. The [[Prime Minister of Greenland|Prime Minister]] is elected by the Inatsisartut, and appoints the members of the [[Naalakkersuisut]] (Government) with parliamentary approval. The parliament has the authority to remove the cabinet or an individual minister through a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]]. The Prime Minister holds the prerogative to call for an [[Snap election|early election]], dissolving the parliament.

==History of the parliament==
The Parliament of Greenland succeeded the [[Greenland Provincial Council|provincial council]] ({{langx|da|Grønlands [[Landsråd]]}}) on 1 May 1979. The parliament is led by a presidency comprising four members of the parliament, and the chairman.

==Speaker==
{{main|List of speakers of the Inatsisartut}} {{See also|List of chairmen of the Landsråd of Greenland}}
The [[Presidium]] of the Inatsisartut is made up of a Speaker and four Vice Speakers, all elected from among the members of the parliament. The Speaker is the [[speaker (politics)|presiding officer]], holds a full-time position and carries out the duties of the Presidium.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2021 |title=Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/228703 |access-date=16 April 2021 |website=Sermitsiaq.AG |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut |url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/m%C3%BAte-egede-er-ny-formand-naalakkersuisut |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=KNR |language=da}}</ref> Following a [[Elections in Greenland|general election]], the Prime Minister nominates the Speaker, who must then be confirmed by the members of the parliament.<ref name="Speaker">{{cite web |title=The Presidency of Inatsisartut |url=http://en.inatsisartut.gl/precidency-of-inatsisartut.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027044655/http://en.inatsisartut.gl/precidency-of-inatsisartut.aspx |archive-date=27 October 2013 |access-date=2 February 2016 |website=inatsisartut.gl |publisher=The Greenlandic Parliament}}</ref>

The Presidium is responsible for a range of duties regarding the routine administration of the Inatsisartut, including overseeing the working conditions of parliamentarians and managing interactions between the parliament and the government. The Presidium also acts as the public representative of the parliament, ensuring efficient communication of parliamentary activities and outcomes to the public. It is also tasked with the archiving of parliamentary records and documents.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!'''Speaker'''
|style="background-color:{{party color|Siumut (2021)}}" |
|style="width:50px;" |'''{{small|Siumut}}'''
|style="width:150px;" |'''[[Kim Kielsen]]'''
|-
! colspan="4" |
|-
!rowspan=4 |'''Vice Speakers'''
|style="width:1px;" style="background-color:{{party color|Inuit Ataqatigiit}}" |
|'''{{small|Inuit Ataqatigiit}}'''
|'''[[Mimi Karlsen]]'''
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Naleraq}}" |
|'''{{small|Naleraq}}'''
|'''Mette Arqe-Hammeken'''
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Democrats (Greenland)}}" |
|'''{{small|Demokraatit}}'''
|'''Per Berthelsen'''
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Atassut (2019)}}" |
|'''{{small|Atassut}}'''
|'''Aqqalu C. Jerimiassen'''
|-
! colspan="4" |
|-
!rowspan=5 |'''Substitute Members'''
|style="background-color:{{party color|Siumut (2021)}}" |
|'''{{small|Siumut}}'''
|'''Lars Poulsen'''
|-
|style="width:1px;" style="background-color:{{party color|Inuit Ataqatigiit}}" |
|'''{{small|Inuit Ataqatigiit}}'''
|'''Pipaluk Lynge'''
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Naleraq}}" |
|'''{{small|Naleraq}}'''
|'''[[Qupanuk Olsen]]'''
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Democrats (Greenland)}}" |
|'''{{small|Demokraatit}}'''
|'''Simigaq Heilmann'''
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Atassut (2019)}}" |
|'''{{small|Atassut}}'''
|'''Knud Kleemann'''
|}


The speaker is the [[speaker (politics)|presiding officer]] of the Inatsisartut. The speaker determines which members may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order. On 3 October 2018, Siumut had [[Vivian Motzfeldt]], the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On 16 April 2021, [[Hans Enoksen]] was elected again. The current Speaker of the Inatsisartut is [[Kim Kielsen]], who served as [[Prime Minister of Greenland|Prime Minister]] from 2016 to 2021.

== Membership ==
{{See also||List of members of the Inatsisartut|Elections in Greenland}}
Members of the Inatsisartut are elected through a general, direct, free, equal, and secret vote. In order to be eligible, candidates must be eligible to vote themselves and must not have committed criminal offenses that would generally disqualify them from holding office, known as the "integrity requirement." The extent to which a candidate meets this requirement is determined by the Inatsisartut, based on the recommendations of the Committee for the Scrutiny of Eligibility, after the election has been held.

To run in an election for the Inatsisartut, candidates must also be registered on the [[electoral roll]], which has the following requirements:

* The voter must be a [[Danish nationality law|Danish citizen]], at least 18 years old on the election date, and have permanent residence in Greenland for at least six months immediately prior to the election. 
* The voter must not have been declared [[Competence (law)|incapable of managing their own affairs]]. 

Election results are counted using the [[D'Hondt method|D'Hondt system]], a method of [[proportional representation]]. Since 1998, Greenland has ceased to be divided into electoral districts, with the entire country now serving as a [[Single-member district|single constituency]]. 

==Recent results==
The most recent elections were held on 11 March 2025.
{{#section-h:2025 Greenlandic general election|Results}}

== Composition since 1979 ==
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==See also==
{{Portal|Kingdom of Denmark|Politics}}

{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Politics of Greenland]]:
**[[Elections in Greenland]]
**[[Prime Minister of Greenland]]
*[[Politics of the Faroe Islands]] (the other [[Denmark#Greenland and the Faroe Islands|constituent country]] of the Kingdom of Denmark:
**[[Elections in the Faroe Islands]]
**[[Løgting]]et, the parliament of the Faroe Islands
**[[List of Lawmen and Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands|Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]]
*[[Politics of Denmark|Politics in the Kingdom of Denmark]]:
**[[Elections in Denmark]]
**[[Folketing]]et, the parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
**[[Prime Minister of Denmark]] ([[List of Prime Ministers of Denmark|list]])
**[[The unity of the Realm]], consisting of [[Denmark]] proper, the [[Faroe Islands]], and [[Greenland]]
*Other parliaments in the Nordic countries:
**[[Parliament of Finland|Eduskunta]] (Finland)
***[[Parliament of Aland|Lagting]] (Åland)
**[[Alþing]] (Iceland)
**[[Storting]] (Norway)
**[[Parliament of Sweden|Riksdag]] (Sweden)
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://ina.gl/}}

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{{Legislatures of the Nordic countries}}
{{Legislatures of the Americas}}
{{National unicameral legislatures}}

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