The goal is quite clear: in a year, the commission must deliver a report that makes it easier to understand what it actually requires if Greenland wants to be independent one day.
The commission consists of lawyer and former professor Ole Spiermann and professor emeritus Gudmundur Alfredsson. Both have previously helped to draft the Self-Government Act and therefore know Section 21 very well. They also have PhD student Hans Peder Kirkegaard and Chief Justice of the Self-Government Stefan Krehbiel with them.
According to Ole Spiermann, the task is both large and important.
– The Commission has been given complex tasks that we look forward to tackling. It is an honor once again to be able to contribute to fundamental legal work of importance for the future of Greenland, and we look forward to beginning our investigative work in accordance with the decisions of Inatsisartut and Naalakkersuisut, he says in Naalakkersuisut's press release.
Not politics – only professionalism
It is important to emphasize that the Commission is not political. It has been a clear wish of Inatsisartut that the work should be professional and independent.
Naalakkersuisut approved the establishment back in October 2025 and has allocated 2 million kroner for the work. At the same time, the Commission will have the opportunity to bring in additional experts if needed.
The secretariat work will be handled by the Constitutional Department under the Department of the President.
Now the work is starting, and in a year we will hopefully know a little more about what is actually needed if Greenland one day chooses to stand completely on its own two feet.
