This is a list of governors of Greenland. The position was established, after the positions of inspectors of Greenland was abolished. In 1950, the two governors (Danish: landsfogeder) were collected into the Governor of all of Greenland (Danish: landshøvding). The position was abolished in 1979, following Greenland's gain of home rule.
| Governor of Greenland | |
|---|---|
| Precursor | Inspectors of Greenland |
| Formation | 1925 |
| First holder | Philip R. Rosendahl (North) Knud Oldendow (South) |
| Final holder | Hans Lassen |
| Abolished | 1 May 1979 |
| Succession | Prime Minister of Greenland |
List of officeholders
Superintendent of Greenland (1728–1730)
| No. | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Major Claus Paarss (1683–1762) | 1728 | 1730 | 1–2 years | |
Governor of North Greenland (1925–1950)
- Nordgrønlands landsfoged
| No. | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Philip R. Rosendahl (1810–1988) | 1925 | 1928 | 2–3 years | |
| – | Jørgen Berthelsen (1895–1989) Acting | 1928 | 1929 | 0–1 years | |
| (1) | Philip R. Rosendahl (1810–1988) | 1929 | 1939 | 9–10 years | |
| 2 | Eske Brun (1904–1987) | 1939 | 1945 | 5–6 years | |
| – | Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony (1909–1983) Acting | 1945 | 1947 | 1–2 years | |
| – | Niels Otto Christensen (1917–2003) Acting | 1947 | 1950 | 2–3 years | |
Governor of South Greenland (1925–1950)
- Sydgrønlands landsfoged
| No. | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Knud Oldendow (1892–1975) | 1925 | 1932 | 6–7 years | |
| 2 | Aksel Svane (1898–1991) | 1932 | 1941 | 8–9 years | |
| – | Eske Brun (1904–1987) Acting | 1941 | 1945 | 3–4 years | |
| 3 | Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony (1909–1983) | 1945 | 1950 | 4–5 years | |
Governor of Greenland (1950–1979)
- Grønlands landshøvding
| No. | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Poul Hugo Lundsteen (1910–1988) | 1950 | 1960 | 9–10 years | |
| – | Finn C. Nielsen (1913–1995) Acting | 1960 | 1963 | 2–3 years | |
| 3 | Niels Otto Christensen (1917–2003) | 1963 | 1973 | 9–10 years | |
| 4 | Hans Lassen (1926–2011) | 1973 | 1979 | 5–6 years | |
See also
- List of inspectors of Greenland, for colonial administrators before 1924
- First Minister of Greenland, for administrators after the institution of Home Rule in 1979
- List of Danish High Commissioners in Greenland
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