Greenlands Constitutional situation

In 2008 Greenland's citizens approved the self-rule government in a referendum with a 75% vote in favour of a higher degree of autonomy. The self-rule act took effect on 21 June 2009, on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the home-rule in Greenland. As part of the self-rule law of 2009 (section §21), Greenland can declare full independence if they wish to pursue it, but it would have to be approved by a referendum among the Greenlandic people. In his lecture on Law Forum Mininnguaq Kleist will discuss Greenlands Constitutional development and its current situation.

Mininnguaq Kleist has since 2016 been the Head of the Greenland Representation to the EU in Brussels. Prior to his posting in Brussels Mininnguaq has worked extensively on the self-government development in Greenland, including as special advisor under the Greenland-Danish Self-Government Commission in 2005-2008. He also led the Self-Government Office under the Home Rule Government in 2007-2009, during which a referendum in Greenland on the introduction of Self-Government was organized, followed by the introduction of Self-Government in Greenland in 2009.

Mininnguaq subsequently worked in the management of the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibilities on climate policies, bilateral affairs and EU relations. In 2013 he took the position as director in The Premier´s Office.

Mininnguaq is a Master of Arts in Philosophy from 2004, Aarhus University, Denmark. He was born in Nuuk, Greenland, in 1973.