Ruth Heilmann

Marie Margrethe Ruth Ane Thomsen Heilmann (born 6 April 1945) is a Greenlandic teacher and politician who represents the Siumut party.

The Parliament honoured her in April 2016 with the Nersornaat (gold), a medal for meritorious service, for a political career lasting over 20 years.

[3] As a member of the Siumut party, she was elected to the parliament in 1995 and represented Greenland on the Nordic Council.

[4] From January 2008 until June 2009, she was elected speaker of the Inatsisartut, becoming the first woman to hold the position.

[2] In May 2016, Heilmann was honoured with the gold Nersornaat medal for over 20 years of service in Greenlandic politics.