Knud Hertling

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Knud Ludvig Johannes Hertling (7 January 1925 in Paamiut (Frederikshåb) – 26 October 2010) was a Greenlandic-Danish politician (Socialdemokrats) and minister.

Member of the Folketinget from 1964 to 1973, elected in Greenland. He founded the party Sukaq in 1969, the first political party in Greenland in 1969.

  • Minister for Greenland in the Cabinet Jens Otto Krag III from 11 October 1971 to 5 October 1972.
  • Minister for Greenland in the Cabinet Anker Jørgensen I from 5 October 1972 to 6 or 19 December 1973.

Hertling was the first Greenlander to hold a post as minister for a Danish government.

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