- Born
- Died
- Jonathan Motzfeldt was born on September 25, 1938 in Qagssimiut, Qaqortoq, Greenland. He was married to Kritjana Gudrun Gudmundsdottir. He died on October 28, 2010 in Nuuk, Greenland.
- SpouseKritjana Gudrun Gudmundsdottir(1992 - October 28, 2010) (his death)
- President of Greenland (1979-1991; 1997-2002). An ordained Lutheran minister.
- Premier of Greenland from 1979-1991 (first elected premier following the granting of home rule by Denmark) and 1997-2002.
- He was a Lutheran priest before he became a politician.
- He led Greenland's government as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1991 and from 1997 to 2002. He became speaker of the Greenland's Parliament but resigned in 2008.
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