Maliina Abelsen is a Greenland

Greenland

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...

ic politician and MP for the party Inuit Ataqatigiit

Inuit Ataqatigiit

Inuit Ataqatigiit is a leftist and separatist political party in Greenland. The party was born out of the increased youth radicalism in Denmark during the 1970s. The party strives to make Greenland an independent state.In the 2005 elections, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and seven out of...

 (IA), holding the position of the Minister for Social Affairs in the Government of Greenland , in office since June 2009. Abelsen was born in 1976 in Nuuk

Nuuk

Nuuk, is the capital of Greenland, the northernmost capital in North America and the largest city in Greenland. Located in the Nuup Kangerlua fjord, the city lies on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea and on the west coast of Sermersooq. Nuuk is the largest cultural and economic center in...

, the capital of Greenland, and currently resides there with two children and a husband.

Duties

Abelsen is in charge of cooperation between the government and KANUKOKA

KANUKOKA

KANUKOKA is an association of Greenland's municipalities, led by Enok Sandgreen. The name is an acronym formed from the first two letters of each of the constituent words of the organization's name in the Greenlandic language....

, an association of Greenland's municipalities.