Vittus Qujaukitsoq stepped down as Minister of Industry, Trade, Labour and Energy in May 2017, after he was relieved from the Foreign Affairs portfolio a month prior by Kim Kielsen (the sixth Prime Minister of Greenland) because of criticism of the Danish handling and complaints to United Nations about the environmental clean-up of former U.S. military installations across Greenland.
In April 2017 Vittus Qujaukitsoq was relieved from the Foreign Affairs portfolio in the Greenlandic government by Premier Kim Kielsen due to harsh criticism of the Danish handling and filed formal complaint to United Nations with demands of the environmental clean-up of former U.S. military installations across Greenland. He stepped down as Minister of Industry, Trade, Labour and Energy in May 2017. 6th Prime Minister of Greenland Kim Kielsen 
