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==Political career== ==Political career==
In 1967, Chemnitz entered politics, running for election and winning a seat in Greenland's provincial legislature, the ''Landsråd'' (]), from Ilulissat.<ref>{{Cite book|section-url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Lars_Chemnitz|title=]|section=Lars Chemnitz|language=Danish|author=Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads}}</ref> One year later, he ran in the ] to be one of two Greenland members of the ], Denmark's parliament, although he ended up losing the election to ].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Folketingsvalget den 23. januar 1968|date=1968|trans-title=The Danish Parliament Election on 23 January 1968|publisher=Statistics Denmark|language=Danish}}</ref> In 1971, he was elected the chairman of the ''Landsråd''.<ref>{{Cite book|section-url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_the_Arctic/Swr9BTI_2FEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=lars+chemnitz+greenland&pg=PA328&printsec=frontcover|title=Encyclopedia of the Arctic|pages=327–328|section=Chemnitz, Lars|date=23 September 2005|publisher=]|isbn=9781136786808}}</ref> In his position as chairman of the council, he became the head of Greenland's government and was described as "Greenland's closest equivalent to a ]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/12/28/archives/greenland-plans-to-hunt-for-oil-outlook-is-held-promising-by-head.html|newspaper=]|title=GREENLAND PUNS TO HUNT FOR OIL|date=December 29, 1973}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/burton-mail/161264936/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=November 16, 1976|page=4|title=Greenland's Shaky Ride To Home Rule}} {{Open access}}</ref> He was re-elected to the council in 1975 representing Godthåb.<ref>{{Cite book|section-url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Lars_Chemnitz|title=]|section=Lars Chemnitz|language=Danish|author=Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads}}</ref>

==Personal life and death== ==Personal life and death==
Chemnitz married Danish nurse Annie Westergaard in May 1958.<ref>{{Cite book|section-url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Lars_Chemnitz|title=]|section=Lars Chemnitz|language=Danish|author=Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads}}</ref> Chemnitz married Danish nurse Annie Westergaard in May 1958.<ref>{{Cite book|section-url=https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Lars_Chemnitz|title=]|section=Lars Chemnitz|language=Danish|author=Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads}}</ref>

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Lars Chemnitz
Speaker of the Inatsisartut
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byJonathan Motzfeldt
Succeeded byBendt Frederiksen [de]
Chairman of the Landsråd
In office
1971–1979
Preceded byErling Høegh [de]
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1925-10-26)26 October 1925
Godthåb, Greenland
DiedNovember 18, 2006(2006-11-18) (aged 81)
Denmark
Political partyAtassut

Lars Hans Jens Josva Chemnitz (26 October 1925 – November 18, 2006) was a Greenlandic politician who served as chairman of the Landsråd from 1971 to 1979 and later as the first speaker of the Inatsisartut from 1989 to 1991.

Early life

Chemnitz was born on 26 October 1925 in Godthåb (now Nuuk), Greenland. He was a Greenlandic Inuit. He was the son of Kathrine Chemnitz, a women's rights advocate, and Jørgen Chemnitz [de], an interpreter and politician.

Chemnitz received his early education in Greenland and earned a teacher's degree from Godthåb Seminarium [de] in 1946, later studying in Haslev, Denmark, until 1951. Afterwards, he studied for a year at a college of physical education there. After his education, Chemnitz became a teacher, working in Haslev from 1952 to 1953, in Hornbæk from 1953 to 1955, in Helsinge from 1955 to 1957 and in Sønderborg from 1957 to 1958. He returned to Nuuk in 1958 and began teaching there that year. He became the deputy school inspector of Julianehåb (now Qaqortoq) in 1960.

Chemnitz later studied for a year at a Danish teacher's college before coming back to Greenland, serving as the head of the school district in Thule (now Qaanaaq) from 1964 to 1966, before then moving to Ilulissat where he became the school inspector. He was the head of the Greenland Efterskole in Holstebro, Denmark, from 1968 to 1969, before moving back to his position at Ilulissat, where he served until 1971.

Political career

In 1967, Chemnitz entered politics, running for election and winning a seat in Greenland's provincial legislature, the Landsråd (Greenland Provincial Council), from Ilulissat. One year later, he ran in the 1968 Danish general election to be one of two Greenland members of the Folketing, Denmark's parliament, although he ended up losing the election to Knud Hertling. In 1971, he was elected the chairman of the Landsråd. In his position as chairman of the council, he became the head of Greenland's government and was described as "Greenland's closest equivalent to a Prime Minister." He was re-elected to the council in 1975 representing Godthåb.

Personal life and death

Chemnitz married Danish nurse Annie Westergaard in May 1958.

References

  1. https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/greenland_mourns_political_pioneer/
  2. Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads. "Lars Chemnitz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "The Eskimos: a people that refuses to disappear". UNESCO Courier. UNESCO. 1975. p. 11.
  4. Lodberg, Torben (2001). Grønlands Grønne Bog [de] [Greenland's Green Book] (in Danish) (2001/2002 ed.). Grønlands hjemmestyres informationskontor. p. 20. ISBN 978-87-89685-16-8.
  5. Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads. "Lars Chemnitz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads. "Lars Chemnitz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Lars Chemnitz". Kraks Blå Bog (in Danish). 2006.
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  12. Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads. "Lars Chemnitz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. Folketingsvalget den 23. januar 1968 [The Danish Parliament Election on 23 January 1968] (in Danish). Statistics Denmark. 1968.
  14. "Chemnitz, Lars". Encyclopedia of the Arctic. Taylor & Francis. 23 September 2005. pp. 327–328. ISBN 9781136786808.
  15. "GREENLAND PUNS TO HUNT FOR OIL". The New York Times. December 29, 1973.
  16. "Greenland's Shaky Ride To Home Rule". Burton Mail. November 16, 1976. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  17. Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads. "Lars Chemnitz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. Harding, Merete; Lidegaard, Mads. "Lars Chemnitz". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)