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Kekkonen's Third Cabinet

35th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed20 September 1951
Date dissolved9 August 1953
People and organisations
PresidentJuho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime MinisterUrho Kekkonen
Member partiesAgrarian League
Social Democratic Party
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority
118 / 200 (59%)
Opposition parties
History
PredecessorKekkonen II Cabinet
SuccessorKekkonen 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 MinisterSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Minister of Foreign AffairsSeptember 20, 1951November 26, 1952 Independent
Urho Kekkonen
November 26, 1952August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Foreign AffairsSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 RKP
Minister of Justice
Urho Kekkonen
September 20, 1951September 22, 1951 Agrarian
September 22, 1951August 9, 1953 RKP
Minister of the InteriorSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Minister of DefenceSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister of FinanceSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Finance
Matti Miikki
September 20, 1951August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Minister of EducationSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister of AgricultureSeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of AgricultureSeptember 20, 1951November 29, 1952 SDP
September 20, 1951August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Johannes Tiainen
December 12, 1952August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister of Transport and Public WorksSeptember 20, 1951November 29, 1952 SDP
November 29, 1952December 3, 1952 SDP
Eetu Karjalainen
December 3, 1952August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works
Emil Huunonen
September 20, 1951November 29, 1952 SDP
September 20, 1951August 9, 1953 Agrarian
Emil Huunonen
December 3, 1952August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister of Trade and IndustrySeptember 20, 1951August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister of Social Affairs
Ralf Törngren
September 20, 1951November 26, 1952 RKP
November 26, 1952August 9, 1953 SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs
Emil Huunonen
September 20, 1951August 9, 1953 SDP
Lauri Murtomaa
September 20, 1951August 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 byUrho Kekkonen's second cabinet Cabinet of Finland September 20, 1951–August 9, 1953 Succeeded byUrho Kekkonen's fourth cabinet
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