| 1721 | Danish rule | Leaders |
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| 1775 | colony | Leaders |
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| 9 Apr 1941 - May 1945 | U.S. protectorate | Leaders |
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| 5 Jun 1953 | province | Leaders |
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| 1 May 1979 | autonomy | Leaders |
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| 1782 - 1789 | Bendt Olrik | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1789 - 1795 | Andreas Molbech Lund | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1795 - 1797 | Claus Bendeke | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1797 - 1802 | Niels Rosing Bull | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1802 - 1821 | Marcus Nissen Myhlenphort | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1821 - 1823 | Christian Alexander Platou | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1823 - 1824 | Arent Christopher Heilmann | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1824 - 1827 | Christian Alexander Platou | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1827 - 1828 | Ove Valentin Kielsen | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1828 - 1856 | Carl Peter Holbøll | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1856 - 1857 | Jørgen Nielsen Møller (acting) | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1857 - 1868 | Hinrich Johannes Rink | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1868 - 1869 | Albert E. Blichfeldt Høyer | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1870 - 1882 | Hannes Peter Stephensen | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1882 - 1884 | Frederik Tryde Lassen (acting) | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1884 - 1890 | Carl Julius Peter Ryberg | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1890 - 1891 | Johan Carl Joansen (acting) | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1891 - 1892 | Conrad Poul Emil Brummerstedt | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1892 - 1899 | Edgar Christian Fencker | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1899 - 1902 | Regnar Stephensen | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1902 - 1903 | Oscar Peter Cornelius Koch | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1903 - 1914 | Ole Bendixen | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1914 - 1915 | Oluf Hastrup | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1915 - 1923 | Carl Frederik Harries | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1924 | Christian Simony (acting) | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1924 | Knud Oldendow (acting) | Inspectors in South Greenland |
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| 1925 - 1932 | Knud Oldendow | Governors in South Greenland |
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| 1932 - 1941 | Aksel Svane | Governors in South Greenland |
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| 1941 - 1945 | Eske Brun | Governors in South Greenland |
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| 1945 - 1950 | Carl Fredrik Simony | Governors in South Greenland |
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| 1782 - 1786 | Johan Friedrich Schwabe | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1786 - 1790 | Jens Clausen Wille | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1790 - 1797 | Børge Johan Schultz | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1797 - 1803 | Claus Bendeke | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1803 - 1817 | Peter Hanning Motzfeldt | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1817 - 1825 | Johannes West | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1825 - 1828 | Carl Peter Holbøll | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1828 - 1843 | Ludvig Fasting | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1843 - 1845 | Hans Peter Christian Møller | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1845 - 1846 | Nicolai Zimmer | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1846 - 1866 | Christian Søren Marcus Olrik | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1866 - 1867 | Carl August Ferdinand Bolbroe | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1867 - 1882 | Sophus Theodor Krarup-Smith | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1882 - 1883 | Hjalmar Christian Reinholdt Knuthsen (acting) (b. 1859 - d. ...) | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1883 - 1898 | Niels Alfred Andersen | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1898 - 1900 | Johan Carl Joansen (acting) | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1900 - 1912 | Jens Daugaard-Jensen | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1912 - 1913 | Anders Peter Olsen (acting) | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1913 - 1924 | Harald Lindow | Inspectors in North Greenland |
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| 1925 - 1928 | Philip R. Rosendahl (1st time) | Governors in North Greenland |
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| 1928 - 1929 | Jørgen Berthelsen | Governors in North Greenland |
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| 1929 - 1939 | Philip R. Rosendahl (2nd time) | Governors in North Greenland |
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| 1939 - 1945 | Eske Brun | Governors in North Greenland |
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| 1945 - 1947 | Carl Fredrik Simony | Governors in North Greenland |
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| 1947 - 1950 | Niels Otto Christensen | Governors in North Greenland |
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| 1933 - 1950 | Ejnar Mikkelsen | Inspector in East Greenland |
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| 9 Apr 1941 - May 1945 | James K. Penfield | U.S. consul-general |
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| 1 Jun 1950 - 1 Sep 1960 | Poul Hugo Lundsteen | Governors |
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| 1 Sep 1960 - 1 Jun 1963 | Finn C. Nielsen | Governors |
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| 1 Jun 1963 - 1 Jan 1973 | Niels Otto Christensen | Governors |
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| 1 Jan 1973 - 1979 | Hans Lassen | Governors |
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| 1 May 1979 - 13 Jul 1992 | Torben Hede Pedersen | High commissioners |
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| 1 Aug 1992 - 1 Jul 1995 | Steen Spore | High commissioners |
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| 1 Jul 1995 - 31 Mar 2002 | Gunnar Martens | High commissioners |
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| 1 Apr 2002 - 31 Mar 2005 | Peter Lauritzen | High commissioners |
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| 1 Apr 2005 - | Søren Hald Møller | High commissioners |
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| 1967 - 1971 | Erling Høegh | Chairmen of the Landsråd |
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| 1971 - 1979 | Lars Chemnitz | Chairmen of the Landsråd |
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| 1 May 1979 - 18 Mar 1991 | Jonathan Motzfeldt (1st time) | Prime ministers |
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| 18 Mar 1991 - 19 Sep 1997 | Lars Emil Johansen | Prime ministers |
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| 19 Sep 1997 - 14 Dec 2002 | Jonathan Motzfeldt (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
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| 14 Dec 2002 - | Hans Enoksen | Prime ministers |
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