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Johansen, Larsemil Johansen, Lars­Emil (SIU) Former Member of the Folketing, Siumut Former Member of the Folketing Lars­Emil Johansen, born September 24th 1946 in Illorsuit, Uummannaq, son of commercial agent Kristian Johansen and district midwife Elisabeth Johansen. Member period Member of the Folketing for Siumut in Greenland, 20. November 2001 – 15. September 2011. Member of the Folketing for Siumut in Greenland, 4. December 1973 – 23. October 1979. Candidate for Siumut in Greenland nomination district, 2001­2011. Candidate for Siumut in Greenland nomination district, 1973­1979. Parliamentary career Member of Greenland's Provincial Council 1971­1975 and of Greenland's Landsting 1979­1997, 2005­2009, and from 2013. Member of the Regional Government for Trade and Industrial Affairs 1979­1986, and Chairman of Greenland's Regional Government, 1991­1997. Chairman of Siumut1987­1997. Education Teacher's Certificate Examination, Ilinniarfissuaq, Nuuk, 1970. Employment Deputy managing director of Royal Greenland A/S, Nuuk, 1997­2002. Executive chairman of the board of directors of Royal Greenland A/S, Nuuk, 1990­1991. Executive chairman of the board of directors of Royal Greenland A/S, Nuuk, 1988­1990. Principal of Sulisartut Workers' High School, Qaqortoq, 1986­1988. Affiliations Chairman of the board of directors of Royal Greenland A/S 1988­1991, member of the board of directors of Grønlandsbanken 1986­1991, of Grønlands Fly A/S 1973­1975, chairman 1986­1991. Member of the board of directors of Mercuri Urval Greenland A/S 1997­2001 and Sulisa A/S from 2000. Chairman of the board of directors of the newspaper Atuagagdliutit/ Grønlandsposten 1971­ 1975 and 1979­1991, and of Ice Trawl Greenland A/S from 1997. Deputy group chief executive of Royal Greenland A/S 1997­2001. Chairman of Greenland's Alcohol and Narcotics Council from 1999, and of APK from 2001. Chairman of the board of directors of Upernavik Seafood A/S 1999 ­ May 2007 and from October 2007. Awards Commander of the Order of Dannebrog, Queen Ingrid's medal with crown, Norwegian Commander with Star. Awarded the Medal for Meritorious Service, 'Nersornaat', by the Greenland Home Rule Government, in silver 1989, in gold 1996, and the Russian Medal for Fisheries Industry Workers. The biography is no longer updated from September 15th 2011. Side 1 / 2 Johansen, Lars­Emil (SIU) Former Member of the Folketing, Siumut Former Member of the Folketing Lars­Emil Johansen, born September 24th 1946 in Illorsuit, Uummannaq, son of commercial agent Kristian Johansen and district midwife Elisabeth Johansen. Member period Member of the Folketing for Siumut in Greenland, 20. November 2001 – 15. September 2011. Member of the Folketing for Siumut in Greenland, 4. December 1973 – 23. October 1979. Candidate for Siumut in Greenland nomination district, 2001­2011. Candidate for Siumut in Greenland nomination district, 1973­1979. Parliamentary career Member of Greenland's Provincial Council 1971­1975 and of Greenland's Landsting 1979­1997, 2005­2009, and from 2013. Member of the Regional Government for Trade and Industrial Affairs 1979­1986, and Chairman of Greenland's Regional Government, 1991­1997. Chairman of Siumut1987­1997. Education Teacher's Certificate Examination, Ilinniarfissuaq, Nuuk, 1970. Employment Deputy managing director of Royal Greenland A/S, Nuuk, 1997­2002. Executive chairman of the board of directors of Royal Greenland A/S, Nuuk, 1990­1991. Executive chairman of the board of directors of Royal Greenland A/S, Nuuk, 1988­1990. Principal of Sulisartut Workers' High School, Qaqortoq, 1986­1988. Affiliations Chairman of the board of directors of Royal Greenland A/S 1988­1991, member of the board of directors of Grønlandsbanken 1986­1991, of Grønlands Fly A/S 1973­1975, chairman 1986­1991. Member of the board of directors of Mercuri Urval Greenland A/S 1997­2001 and Sulisa A/S from 2000. Chairman of the board of directors of the newspaper Atuagagdliutit/ Grønlandsposten 1971­ 1975 and 1979­1991, and of Ice Trawl Greenland A/S from 1997. Deputy group chief executive of Royal Greenland A/S 1997­2001. Chairman of Greenland's Alcohol and Narcotics Council from 1999, and of APK from 2001. Chairman of the board of directors of Upernavik Seafood A/S 1999 ­ May 2007 and from October 2007. Awards Commander of the Order of Dannebrog, Queen Ingrid's medal with crown, Norwegian Commander with Star. Awarded the Medal for Meritorious Service, 'Nersornaat', by the Greenland Home Rule Government, in silver 1989, in gold 1996, and the Russian Medal for Fisheries Industry Workers. The biography is no longer updated from September 15th 2011. Side 2 / 2.
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