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- 1 minute interview
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Which book are you reading right now?
“I’m reading several at the moment, including books on the transmigration of souls and political biographies, including one on Kofi Annan. And I highly recommend Nelson Mandela’s book “Conversations with myself”. It made me cry several times.
Which work tool do you appreciate the most in your office?
“The computer. I am a keen user of emails and Facebook. Electronic media are indispensable for reaching out to people.
What is your hidden talent?
“I’m good at domestic and creative stuff, be it conservation, baking or handiwork. I love haut cuisine and I’m a keen knitter.
As a child, what did you want to become when you grew up?
“I wanted to be a doctor and was actually accepted to medical school in Copenhagen, but then I ended up going to Canada instead.
- Aleqa Hammond
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- Born in 1965 in the southern Greenland town of Narsaq, she grew up in Uummannaq, northern Greenland. Aged seven she lost her father while he was out hunting.
- Studied at the Arctic College in Nunavut in Canada and is very internationally engaged. Speaks five languages (Greenlandic, English, Danish, , Inuktitut and German).
- A member of Greenland’s parliament, Inatsisartut, representing the social democratic party Siumut since 2005.
- A member of Greenland’s government Naalakkersuisut as Minister for Families and Legal Justice and as Minister for Finance and Foreign between 2005 and 2008.
- Elected party leader for Siumut in 2009.
- Before her parliamentary career she worked in the tourism industry, including as head of tourism in southern Greenland.
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