Career
Most recently, she served over 14 years as mayor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, until her sudden death aged 60. In 1989, she was elected to the city council of Nuuk, again under the banner of the Forward party, and between 1989 and 1991 held the position of second vice mayor. After the election of 1991, she was appointed first vice mayor and in 1993, she became the mayor of the city and presiding officer of the city council.
