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Mr. Aqqaluk Lynge
Nationality: Greenlander (Inuit)
Occupation: President of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference
UNPFII Portfolio:Environment and Traditional Knowledge, Human Rights, Data and Statistics |
EDUCATION
- Primary School 1954-61 Aasiaat, Greenland, 61-62 Fuglse-Kronge, Denmark
- Prep-School 1962-63 Nuuk, Greenland
- Realsoke 1963-66, Godthab Realskole & Seminarium, Nuuk, Greenland
- Gymnasium 1966-69, Birkerod, Denmark
- University of Copenhagen, Social Science 1970-72 (no degree)
- Graduated from Copenhagen Social Hoekskole, (School of Social Works) 1973-76
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
- Social Counselor, Aasiaat Municipality, Aasiaat, Greenland, 1976-80
- Teacher Social Pedagogical College Aasiaat, Greenland 1979-80 (part time)
- Journalist, Radio Greenland (KNR) 1980-84
- Member of Greenland Homerule Government, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, Infrastructure and Environment, 1984-88
- Vice President, Inuit Cirumpolar Conference, ICC, 1988-1992
- Chairman of the Board, Greenland Trade Holding Company (KNI-Holding) 1992-1995
- Vice President, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, ICC 1995-1997
- President, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, ICC 1997-2002
- Vice Chair ICC International and ICC Greenland President (2002-present)
POLITICAL CAREER
- Chairman of Inuit Ataqatigiit Party, Nuuk, Greenland, 1980-1992 (cofounder and co-chairman 1976-1980)
- Member of Greenland Homerule Parliament (Landsting) 1983-1995
- Re-elected to the Greenland Home Rule Parliament 2002 - present
- 1983-91 Member of the Joint Danish/Greenlandic Council on Mineral Resources
- 1984-88 Co-chairman of the Greenland Parliament Presidium
- 1985-95 Member of the Board of the Nuna Bank Foundation (Nuna Bank)
- 1991-92 Chairman of the Greenland Parliament Finance Committee
- 1992-95 Vice-Chairman of Greenland Parliament Finance Committee
- 1991-95 Chairman of Greenland Parliament Committee on Security and Foreign Affairs Policy
- 1991-95 Chairman of the Board of Greenland Trade Holding Company (KNI-Holding A/S)
- Executive Council Member of the Inuit Cirumpolar Conference, ICC 1980 - present
OTHER ACTIVITIES
- 1970-74 Member of the Board, Young Greenlanders Association (UGR), Greenlandic students association in Copenhagen Denmark
- 1974-76 Chairman of the Kalaallit Inuusuttut Ataqatigiit
- 1976 Co-Founder of the Inuit Ataqatigiit Party, Aasiaat, Greenland
- 1976 Co-Founder of "Aasivik," the traditional Inuit summercamp
- 1977-80 Chairman and Treasurer of the Aasivik-Foundation
- 1981-83 Chairman
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