Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt (born 24 November 1941) is a Greenlandic politician of Inuit and German descent. He served as Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs in the Greenland government of 2009âÂÂ2013. During his political career, Motzfeldt had been president of the West Nordic Council, a member of the Parliament of Greenland, leader of the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, and the Chairman of Parliament.
Motzfeldt is married to Vivi Motzfeldt (née Egede); their daughter Nukâka Coster-Waldau is a Greenlandic singer and actress.
Their niece, Vivian Motzfeldt (b. 1972), has been GreenlandâÂÂs Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2022.