Kekkonen I cabinet

Kekkonen's First Cabinet

33rd Cabinet of Finland
Group picture of Kekkonen's first government March 18, 1950 at the President's palace.
Date formed17 March 1950
Date dissolved17 January 1951
People and organisations
PresidentJuho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime MinisterUrho Kekkonen
No. of ministers11
Total no. of members19
Member partiesAgrarian League
National Progressive Party
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMinority
74 / 200 (37%)
Opposition parties
History
PredecessorFagerholm I Cabinet
SuccessorKekkonen II Cabinet

Kekkonen's first cabinet was the 33rd government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 17 March 1950 to 17 January 1951. It was a minority government. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.[1]

During the cabinet's run, Kekkonen took a more significant role in the management of Soviet relations than president Paasikivi. For example, as Prime Minister, Kekkonen signed the Soviet-sponsored World Peace Council act banning atomic weapons. In June 1950, Kekkonen travelled to Moscow to agree on the first five-year agreement between Finnish-Soviet trade. The cabinet's foreign policy lead to an improvement in Finnish-Soviet relationships.

One of the cabinet's problems was the large inflation caused by the Korean War.

Ministers

Key
  • RES Resigned
Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen March 17, 1950 Kekkonen IV Cabinet Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs Åke Gartz March 17, 1950 Kekkonen II Cabinet Independent
Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sakari Tuomioja March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 National Progressive
Minister of Justice Heikki Kannisto March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 National Progressive
Minister of the Interior Urho Kekkonen March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of the Interior Lauri Riikonen March 17, 1950 September 30, 1950 RES Agrarian
Johannes Virolainen September 30, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister of Defence Kustaa Tiitu March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister of Finance Vieno Johannes Sukselainen March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Finance Nils Meinander March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Swedish People's
Minister of Education Lennart Heljas March 17, 1950 Kekkonen II Cabinet Agrarian
Minister of Agriculture Taavi Vilhula March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture Eemil Luukka March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister of Transport and Public Works Martti Miettunen March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works Kauno Kleemola March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Lauri Riikonen March 24, 1950 March 31, 1950 RES Agrarian
Vihtori Vesterinen March 31, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian
Minister of Trade and Industry Sakari Tuomioja March 17, 1950 September 30, 1950 RES National Progressive
Teuvo Aura September 30, 1950 January 17, 1951 National Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs Ralf Törngren March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Swedish People's

References

  1. ^ "Composition of a certain government, 33. Kekkonen". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.


Preceded by Cabinet of Finland
March 17, 1950–January 17, 1951 		Succeeded by