Naimángitsoᴋ' Petersen

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Naimángitsoᴋ' Petersen[A] (1956 or 1957 – 18 July 2013) was a Greenlandic politician. He was a member of the Atassut party and later Inuit Ataqatigiit. He was a city councilor for Qaanaaq (Thule), and served as its mayor from 2001 to 2005, changing parties during his term. He was also a member of the Inatsisartut, Greenland's parliament, from 1995 to 1999.

Early life[edit]

Naimángitsoᴋ' Petersen was born in either 1956 or 1957.[1]

Career[edit]

Petersen's political career started in 1983.[1] That year, he stood for a city council election in Qaanaaq (Thule).[2] In 1995, he became a member of the Inatsisartut, representing the Atassut party.[3] He left the parliament in 1999.[4] While there, he called for an end to the prohibition on reindeer hunting in Avannaa, saying that the people of the territory have made use of reindeer skin for protection from the cold.[5]

Since at least 1995, Petersen was a member of the city council for the Atassut party.[6] In 2001, he was elected mayor of Qaanaaq, the northernmost city of Greenland, and that year, refused to meet with Greenpeace.[7] He met with crown prince of Denmark, Frederik, in 2004.[8] The next year, he switched parties from Atassut to Inuit Ataqatigiit.[9] He lost his position as mayor as a result, and became a city councilor.[9]

Later life and death[edit]

In his later years, Petersen had diabetes.[10] He died on 18 July 2013 at 56 years old; he was buried in Qaanaaq.[11]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also known as Naimángitsoq Petersen.[1]

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Broberg 2013.
  2. ^ Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten 1983, pp. 19–20.
  3. ^ Inatsisartut.
  4. ^ Lyberth 2013.
  5. ^ Landsting 1996.
  6. ^ Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten 1995, p. 7.
  7. ^ Fyens Stiftstidende 2001; KNR 2005.
  8. ^ Kristeligt Dagblad 2004.
  9. ^ a b KNR 2005.
  10. ^ Duus 2013.
  11. ^ Broberg 2013; Duus 2013.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Broberg, Hanne (19 July 2013). "Naimángitsoq er død" [Naimángitsoq is dead]. Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • Duus, Søren Duran (23 July 2013). "IA skriver mindeord om Naimángitsoq" [IA writes memoir about Naimángitsoq]. Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • Lyberth, Jaaku (14 February 2013). "Illoqqortoormiut Qaanaarlu puigugaasutut misigisimapput". KNR (in Kalaallisut). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Qinigassatut akuerineqartut". Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten (in Kalaallisut). 1983. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Omringningsfast af hvidhvaler slut" [Surrounded by white whales]. Atuagagdliutit/Grønlandsposten (in Danish). No. 81. 1995. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Borgmester vil ikke mødes med Greenpeace" [Mayor will not meet with Greenpeace]. Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Ritzau. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Inatsisartunut ilaasortat" [Members of the Inatsisartut]. Inatsisartut (in Kalaallisut). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Qaanaaq som politisk puslespil" [Qaanaaq as a political puzzle]. KNR (in Danish). 6 April 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Kronprinsen fik tårer i øjnene" [The Crown Prince had tears in his eyes]. Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Ritzhau. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  • "Fredagsforespørgsler" [Friday inquiries]. Grønlands Landsting (in Danish). 18 October 1996. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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