Josef Motzfeldt

Josef Motzfeldt
Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs
In office 2009–2013
President West Nordic Council
Member of Parliament of Greenland
Leader Inuit Community Party
Personal details
Born	Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt (1941-11-24) 24 November 1941 (age 82) Igaliko, South Greenland
Citizenship	Kingdom of Denmark
Nationality	Greenlandic
Children	Nukâka Coster-Waldau
Relatives	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (son-in-law)
Occupation	Politician

Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt^[1][2] (born 24 November 1941) is a Greenlandic politician of Inuit and German descent.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} His daughter is Nukâka Coster-Waldau, a Greenlandic singer and actress.