Josef Motzfeldt

Josef Motzfeldt
Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs
In office
2009–2013
President West Nordic Council
Member of Parliament of Greenland
Leader Inuit Community Party
Personal details
Born Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt
(1941-11-24) 24 November 1941
Igaliko, Qaqortoq, Greenland
Children Nukaaka Coster-Waldau
Occupation Politician

Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt[1][2] (born 24 November 1941 in Igaliko, Qaqortoq) is a Greenlandic politician of Inuit and German descent. He served as Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs in the Greenland government of 2009–2013. During his political career, Motzfeldt had been president of the West Nordic Council, a member of the Parliament of Greenland, leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party and the Chairman of Parliament. His daughter is Nukaaka Coster-Waldau, a Greenlandic singer and actress.

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