- Agnethe Davidsen
Agnethe Davidsen (
29 August 1947 ,Nuuk -25 November 2007 , Nuuk) was the first female government minister inGreenland . Most recently, she served over 14 years asmayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, until her sudden death at 60.In 1983, Davidsen was appointed to the Parliament ("Landsting") as substitute for Hans Pavia Rosing, representing the
social democrat -oriented Forward ("Siumut") party. Later that year, she was appointed asMember of Parliament for social affairs (a position similar to a governmental minister), thereby becoming the first female member of the "Landsstyret".In 1989, she was elected to the
city council ofNuuk , again under the banner of the Forward party, and between 1989 and 1991 held the position of secondvice mayor . After the election of 1991, she was appointed first vice mayor and in 1993, she became the mayor of the city and presiding officer of the city council.In 1997, Davidsen was inducted by Queen Margrethe II into the
Order of the Dannebrog [cite news |url=http://sermitsiaq.gl/politik/article22769.ece?service=print&lang=EN |title=Agnethe Davidsen dies at 60 |publisher=sermitsiaq.gl |author=Inge S. Rasmussen |date=2007-11-25 |accessdate=2007-11-29]References
External links
* Sermitsiak.gl: [http://sermitsiaq.gl/politik/article22769.ece?lang=EN Agnethe Davidsen dies at 60] , 25 November 2007
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1679665/ Agnethe Davidsen on IMDb.com]
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