Mr. Aqqaluk Lynge

Nationality: Greenlander (Inuit)

Occupation: President of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference

UNPFII Portfolio:Environment and Traditional Knowledge, Human Rights, Data and Statistics

EDUCATION

· Primary School 1954-61 Aasiaat, Greenland, 61-62 Fuglse-Kronge, Denmark · Prep-School 1962-63 Nuuk, Greenland · Realsoke 1963-66, Godthab Realskole & Seminarium, Nuuk, Greenland · Gymnasium 1966-69, Birkerod, Denmark · University of Copenhagen, Social Science 1970-72 (no degree) · Graduated from Copenhagen Social Hoekskole, (School of Social Works) 1973- 76 PROFESSIONAL CAREER

· Social Counselor, Aasiaat Municipality, Aasiaat, Greenland, 1976-80 · Teacher Social Pedagogical College Aasiaat, Greenland 1979-80 (part time) · Journalist, Radio Greenland (KNR) 1980-84 · Member of Greenland Homerule Government, Minister of Social Affairs and Housing, Infrastructure and Environment, 1984-88 · Vice President, Inuit Cirumpolar Conference, ICC, 1988-1992 · Chairman of the Board, Greenland Trade Holding Company (KNI-Holding) 1992- 1995 · Vice President, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, ICC 1995-1997 · President, Inuit Circumpolar Conference, ICC 1997-2002 · Vice Chair ICC International and ICC Greenland President (2002-present) POLITICAL CAREER

· Chairman of Inuit Ataqatigiit Party, Nuuk, Greenland, 1980-1992 (cofounder and co-chairman 1976-1980) · Member of Greenland Homerule Parliament (Landsting) 1983-1995 · Re-elected to the Greenland Home Rule Parliament 2002 - present · 1983-91 Member of the Joint Danish/Greenlandic Council on Mineral Resources · 1984-88 Co-chairman of the Greenland Parliament Presidium · 1985-95 Member of the Board of the Nuna Bank Foundation (Nuna Bank) · 1991-92 Chairman of the Greenland Parliament Finance Committee · 1992-95 Vice-Chairman of Greenland Parliament Finance Committee · 1991-95 Chairman of Greenland Parliament Committee on Security and Foreign Affairs Policy · 1991-95 Chairman of the Board of Greenland Trade Holding Company (KNI- Holding A/S) · Executive Council Member of the Inuit Cirumpolar Conference, ICC 1980 - present OTHER ACTIVITIES

· 1970-74 Member of the Board, Young Greenlanders Association (UGR), Greenlandic students association in Copenhagen Denmark · 1974-76 Chairman of the Kalaallit Inuusuttut Ataqatigiit · 1976 Co-Founder of the Inuit Ataqatigiit Party, Aasiaat, Greenland · 1976 Co-Founder of "Aasivik," the traditional Inuit summercamp · 1977-80 Chairman and Treasurer of the Aasivik-Foundation · 1981-83 Chairman