Augusta Salling

Augusta Salling

Augusta Salling (born 1954) is a former finance minister of Greenland. She began as a teacher. Her political roles before finance minister included being a member of a Parliament and mayor of Qeqertarsuaq from 1993 to 1997. [ [http://www.gh.gl/uk/parlia/members.htm Greenland Home Rule site] ] In 2003 she refused to step down over a budgeting error she stated was not her fault. This led to the collapse of the governing coalition. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3095614.stm BBC] ] She is a member of Feeling of Community.

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