About Maliina Abelsen
Born 1976. Maliina Abelsen is a Danish politician and sociologist.
Maliina Abelsen was the General Manager for Arctic Winter Games 2016 and is a former Greenlandic politician and MP for the party Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), holding the position of the Minister for Finance in the Government of Greenland , in office from 2011 to 2013. Between June 2009 and March 2011, Abelsen held the position of the Minister for Social Affairs in the Government of Greenland. Since 2020, Abelsen has been programme manager for UNICEF Denmark in Greenland.
Early life and education
Abelsen was born in 1976 in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, and resides there with two children and a husband.
Abelsen holds a Master of Policy and Applied Social Science (Macquarie University, Sydney), Cand.Scient.Soc. (University of Copenhagen, Sociologisk Institut).
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Who is Maliina Abelsen?
Greenlandic politician
When was Maliina Abelsen born?
Maliina Abelsen was born on 7 February 1976 in Nuuk.
What is Maliina Abelsen's occupation?
Maliina Abelsen is a politician and sociologist.
What nationality is Maliina Abelsen?
Maliina Abelsen is Danish.
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