Josef Motzfeldt

Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt is a Greenlandic politician of Inuit and German descent. He served as Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs in the Greenland government of 2009–2013. During his political career, Motzfeldt had been president of the West Nordic Council, a member of the Parliament of Greenland, leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, and the Chairman of Parliament.

Personal life

Motzfeldt is married to Vivi Motzfeldt ; their daughter Nukâka Coster-Waldau is a Greenlandic singer and actress.
Their niece, Vivian Motzfeldt, has been Greenland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022.