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Second Lipponen's Cabinet

67th Cabinet of Finland
Paavo Lipponen in February 2002
Date formed15 April 1999
Date dissolved17 April 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateMartti Ahtisaari
Tarja Halonen
Head of governmentPaavo Lipponen
Member partiesNational Coalition Party
Social Democratic Party
Green League (Until 31 May 2002)
Swedish People's Party
Left Alliance
Status in legislature1999-May 2002 Majority
139 / 200 (70%)
June 2002-2003 Majority
128 / 200 (64%)
Opposition partyCenter
Christian League
Reform
Finns
History
Election(s)1999 Finnish parliamentary election
PredecessorPaavo Lipponen's first cabinet
SuccessorAnneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet

Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet was the 67th government of Finland. The cabinet was in office from 15 April 1999 to 17 April 2003. It was a center-left majority government, despite the center-right National Coalition Party's inclusion in the cabinet.

The Green League left the government on 31 May 2002 in protest of the government's decision to build the country's fifth nuclear power plant.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister15 April 199917 April 2003 SDP
Minister for Foreign Affairs15 April 199925 February 2000 SDP
25 February 200017 April 2003 SDP
Minister of Justice15 April 199917 April 2003 SDP
Minister of the Interior15 April 19991 June 2000 National Coalition
1 June 200017 April 2003 National Coalition
Minister of Defence15 April 199917 April 2003 RKP
Minister of Finance15 April 199917 April 2003 National Coalition
Coordinate Minister of Finance15 April 199917 April 2003 Left Alliance
Minister of Education15 April 199917 April 2003 SDP
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Kalevi Hemilä
15 April 19991 February 2002 Neutral
1 February 200231 May 2002 Neutral
Minister of Transport15 April 199917 April 2003 National Coalition
Minister of Transport and Communications1 October 20004 January 2002 National Coalition
4 January 200217 April 2003 National Coalition
Minister of Trade and Industry15 April 199925 February 2000 SDP
25 February 200017 April 2003 SDP
Minister of Social Affairs and Health15 April 199917 April 2003 National Coalition
Minister of Health and Social Services15 April 199925 April 2000 RKP
25 April 200019 April 2002 the Greens
19 April 200217 April 2003 RKP
Minister of Labour15 April 199925 February 2000 SDP
25 February 200017 April 2003 SDP
Minister of the Environment15 April 199931 May 2002 the Greens
Jouni Backman
31 May 200217 May 2003 SDP
Minister of Culture15 April 19995 June 2002 National Coalition
5 June 200217 April 2003 National Coalition
Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs15 April 199917 April 2003 Left Alliance
Minister of Foreign Trade15 April 19994 January 2002 National Coalition
4 January 200217 April 2003 National Coalition
Preceded byPaavo Lipponen's first cabinet Cabinet of Finland April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 Succeeded byAnneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet


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