Stubb's Cabinet

73rd Cabinet of Finland
Date formed24 June 2014
Date dissolved29 May 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateSauli Niinistö
Head of governmentAlexander Stubb
No. of ministers17
Member partyNational Coalition Party
Social Democratic Party
Green League (until September 2014)
Swedish People's Party
Christian Democrats
Status in legislatureJune-September 2014 Majority
111 / 200 (56%)
September 2014-2015 Majority
101 / 200 (51%)
History
PredecessorKatainen Cabinet
SuccessorSipilä Cabinet

The Stubb Cabinet was the 73rd Government of Finland, which stepped into office on 24 June 2014. It succeeded Jyrki Katainen's cabinet. The cabinet's prime minister was Alexander Stubb.

In September 2014, the Green League announced its departure from the cabinet after the majority of the cabinet voted to approve a new decision-in-principle for the Fennovoima nuclear project.[1]

The portfolios held by Green League were divided between the leading National Coalition Party and the Social Democratic Party. Sirpa Paatero was chosen as the Minister for International Development and Sanni Grahn-Laasonen as Minister of the Environment.[2]

After the Green party ceased their support for Stubb's government and left it, Stubb cabinet's strength was reduced to 101 out of 200 in the Eduskunta, which is a bare majority.

The Stubb Cabinet was succeeded by the Sipilä Cabinet headed by Centre Party leader Juha Sipilä on 29 May 2015.[3]

Ministers

The NCP had six ministers in the Cabinet as did the SDP. The Green League and the Swedish People's Party had two ministers each and the Christian Democrats had one.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister24 June 201429 May 2015 National Coalition
Minister of Finance
Deputy Prime Minister		24 June 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister for Foreign Affairs24 June 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade24 June 201429 May 2015 National Coalition
Minister of Justice24 June 201429 May 2015 RKP
Minister of the Interior24 June 201429 May 2015 KD
Minister for International Development24 June 201426 September 2014 Green
26 September 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister of Defence24 June 201429 May 2015 RKP
Minister of Transport and Local Government24 June 201429 May 2015 National Coalition
Minister of Education and Communications24 June 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister of Culture and Housing24 June 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry24 June 201429 May 2015 National Coalition
Minister of Economic Affairs24 June 201429 May 2015 National Coalition
Minister of Social Affairs and Health24 June 201429 May 2015 National Coalition
Minister of Health and Social Services24 June 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister of Labour24 June 201429 May 2015 SDP
Minister of the Environment24 June 201426 September 2014 Green
26 September 201429 May 2015 National Coalition

Environmental policy

See also: Peat energy in Finland

The Stubb Cabinet's environmental minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen (kok.) cancelled the environmental program intended to protect the wetlands, instead favouring an approach based on voluntary protection. Former Minister of the Environment Ville Niinistö (vihr.) criticised the decision.[4] The Greens left the cabinet following the cabinet's decision to back the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant with ties to Russian state-owned Rosatom.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Green Party votes unanimously to leave government | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". Archived from the original on 2014-09-23.
  2. ^ "Sdp valitsi Sirpa Paateron kehitysministeriksi – kotiseutu painoi valinnassa". Helsingin Sanomat. Sep 25, 2014. Retrieved Jun 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "President appoints new cabinet". yle.fi. Yle. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Ville Niinistö Grahn-Laasosen suopäätöksestä: Ennennäkemätöntä!". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved Jun 4, 2019.
Preceded byKatainen Cabinet Stubb Cabinet 24 June 2014 — 29 May 2015 Succeeded bySipilä Cabinet
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