Naaja H. Nathanielsen

At-a-Glance

Minister for Natural Resources of Greenland (since 2021)
Member of the Inatsisartut, Greenland's parliament (2009-2016, re-elected 2021)
Banned uranium mining in Greenland as Minister for Natural Resources
Revoked a Chinese company's iron mining license near Nuuk
Served as director of Greenland's department of prisons and probation (since 2016)
Advocates for feminism and against domestic violence

Biography

Naaja H. Nathanielsen, born on December 6, 1975, is a prominent Greenlandic politician affiliated with the Inuit Ataqatigiit party. She served as a member of the Inatsisartut, the Greenlandic parliament, from 2009 to 2016. After a period as an independent, she was re-elected to the Inatsisartut in 2021, continuing her legislative career.

In 2021, Nathanielsen was appointed Minister for Natural Resources.