Kekkonen III cabinet

Kekkonen's Third Cabinet
35th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	20 September 1951
Date dissolved	9 August 1953
People and organisations
President	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Member parties	Agrarian League Social Democratic Party Swedish People's Party
Status in legislature	Majority 118 / 200 (59%)
Opposition parties	Finnish People's Democratic League National Coalition Party People's Party Åland Coalition
History
Predecessor	Kekkonen II Cabinet
Successor	Kekkonen IV Cabinet

Kekkonen's third cabinet was the 35th government of Finland. The majority government lasted from 20 September 1951 to 9 August 1953. The cabinet’s Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.[1]

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Sakari Tuomioja	September 20, 1951	November 26, 1952		Independent
	Urho Kekkonen	November 26, 1952	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Ralf Törngren	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		RKP
Minister of Justice	Urho Kekkonen	September 20, 1951	September 22, 1951		Agrarian
	Sven Högström	September 22, 1951	August 9, 1953		RKP
Minister of the Interior	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Defence	Emil Skog	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Finance	Viljo Rantala	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Finance	Matti Miikki	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Education	Reino Oittinen	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Agriculture	Martti Miettunen	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture	Matti Lepistö	September 20, 1951	November 29, 1952		SDP
	Eemil Luukka	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
	Johannes Tiainen	December 12, 1952	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Transport and Public Works	Onni Peltonen	September 20, 1951	November 29, 1952		SDP
	Emil Huunonen	November 29, 1952	December 3, 1952		SDP
	Eetu Karjalainen	December 3, 1952	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works	Emil Huunonen	September 20, 1951	November 29, 1952		SDP
	Kauno Kleemola	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian
	Emil Huunonen	December 3, 1952	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Trade and Industry	Penna Tervo	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Social Affairs	Ralf Törngren	September 20, 1951	November 26, 1952		RKP
	Väinö Leskinen	November 26, 1952	August 9, 1953		SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs	Emil Huunonen	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		SDP
	Lauri Murtomaa	September 20, 1951	August 9, 1953		Agrarian

References

1. "Composition of a certain government, 35. Kekkonen III". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

Preceded by Urho Kekkonen's second cabinet

Cabinet of Finland September 20, 1951–August 9, 1953

Succeeded by Urho Kekkonen's fourth cabinet