The Government
The Government is responsible for the daily operations of the Government of Greenland. The Cabinet works all the year round.
The Parliament appoints the Premier, who then appoints her Cabinet of ministers. The Government is divided into ministries, each headed by a minister. In the ministries departments handle the practical administrative work. The ministers are politically responsible for the work of these departments.
The Government’s administration must be performed within the frameworks adopted by the Greenland Parliament in the form of acts and appropriations. The Greenland Parliament supervises the Cabinet’s work through, for example, audits of the Accounts of the Greenland Treasury. The Cabinet’s administration is also supervised by an ombudsman who keeps an eye on the Cabinet’s administration to ensure that it is in accordance with the legislation and good administration practice.
The Government must also comply with the Danish Constitution, Act on Greenland Self-Government and international conventions in its administration of the tasks of the Government of Greenland.
Current composition of the Cabinet
The current Cabinet is based on political cooperation between Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit and Partii Naleraq The Coalition Agreement was entered into force on October 27th, 2016.