Ms Aaja Chemnitz
MP, Parliament of Denmark, Chair of the Standing Commitee

Description

Member of the Folketing
Inuit Ataqatigiit

 

Member period

Member of Parliament for Inuit Ataqatigiit in Greenland from June 18th 2015.

Candidate for Inuit Ataqatigiit in Greenland nomination district from 2014.

Member of the Landsting (Parliament) of Greenland since 2014.

 

Education

Executive Management, INSEAD, 2011.

M.Sc. Administration, Ilisimatusarfik

(University of Greenland), 1998- 2004.

 

Work experience

Spokeswoman for children, Greenland Home Rule Government, 2012- 2015.

Director,Welfare Administration, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq (a Greenland municipality), 2009-2012.

Head of Department, Nuuk Municipality, 2006-2008.

Associate Expert, United Nations, New York, 2006-2007.

Head of Section, The Premier’s Office, Greenland Home RuleGovernment, 2004 – 2006.

 

Affiliations

Chairman of the Board of Bedre Børneliv (Better Life for Children) 2008-2009 and2012.

Member of the Board of Great Greenland 2011 -2013.

Deputy Chairman and member of the Board of Transparency International Greenland 2012-2014. Member of the Board of Statistics Greenland 2012-2014.

Member of the Board of the Danish Institute for Human Rights 2012-2014.

Deputy Chairman of the National Council of Human Rights in Greenland 2013, Chairman 2014.

Chairman of the National Council for Children 2012-2015.

Chairman of the Board of Tele-Post 2012-2015.

Board member of IKIU(independent legal aid institution) from 2015