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list of governors of Greenland

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| precursor = Inspectors of Greenland

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| first = Philip R. Rosendahl {{small|(North)}}
{{ill|Knud Oldendow|de}} {{small|(South)}}

| last = Hans Lassen

| abolished = 1 May 1979

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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 ({{langx|da|landsfogeder}}) were collected into the Governor of all of Greenland ({{langx|da|landshøvding}}). The position was abolished in 1979, following Greenland's gain of home rule.

List of officeholders

=Superintendent of Greenland (1728–1730)=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}}

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

1

| Major
Claus Paarss
{{small|(1683–1762)}}

| 1728

| 1730

| {{age in years|1728|1730}} years

|

=Governor of North Greenland (1925–1950)=

;{{lang|da|Nordgrønlands landsfoged}}

{{anchor|North}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}}

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

1

| Philip R. Rosendahl
{{small|(1810–1988)}}

| 1925

| 1928

| {{age in years|1925|1928}} years

|

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| –

| {{ill|Jørgen Berthelsen|de}}
{{small|(1895–1989)
Acting}}

| 1928

| 1929

| {{age in years|1928|1929}} years

|

(1)

| Philip R. Rosendahl
{{small|(1810–1988)}}

| 1929

| 1939

| {{age in years|1929|1939}} years

|

2

| Eske Brun
{{small|(1904–1987)}}

| 1939

| 1945

| {{age in years|1939|1945}} years

|

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| –

| {{ill|Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony|de}}
{{small|(1909–1983)
Acting}}

| 1945

| 1947

| {{age in years|1945|1947}} years

|

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| –

| {{ill|Niels Otto Christensen|de}}
{{small|(1917–2003)
Acting}}

| 1947

| 1950

| {{age in years|1947|1950}} years

|

=Governor of South Greenland (1925–1950)=

;{{lang|da|Sydgrønlands landsfoged}}

{{anchor|South}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}}

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

1

| {{ill|Knud Oldendow|de}}
{{small|(1892–1975)}}

| 1925

| 1932

| {{age in years|1925|1932}} years

|

2

| {{ill|Aksel Svane|da}}
{{small|(1898–1991)}}

| 1932

| 1941

| {{age in years|1932|1941}} years

|

style="background:#e6e6aa;"

| –

| Eske Brun
{{small|(1904–1987)
Acting}}

| 1941

| 1945

| {{age in years|1941|1945}} years

|

3

| {{ill|Carl Frederik Bistrup Simony|de}}
{{small|(1909–1983)}}

| 1945

| 1950

| {{age in years|1945|1950}} years

|

=Governor of Greenland (1950–1979)=

;{{lang|da|Grønlands landshøvding}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan=2| Name
{{small|(birth–death)}}

! colspan=3| Term of office

! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|Ref.|Refences}}

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

1

| {{ill|Poul Hugo Lundsteen|de}}
{{small|(1910–1988)}}

| 1950

| 1960

| {{age in years|1950|1960}} years

|

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| –

| Finn C. Nielsen
{{small|(1913–1995)
Acting}}

| 1960

| 1963

| {{age in years|1960|1963}} years

|

3

| {{ill|Niels Otto Christensen|de}}
{{small|(1917–2003)}}

| 1963

| 1973

| {{age in years|1963|1973}} years

|

4

| Hans Lassen
{{small|(1926–2011)}}

| 1973

| 1979

| {{age in years|1973|1979}} years

|

See also

References

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Greenland

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Governors of Greenland