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71st cabinet of Finland

Kiviniemi's Cabinet

71st Cabinet of Finland
Date formed22 June 2010
Date dissolved22 June 2011
People and organisations
Head of stateTarja Halonen
Head of governmentMari Kiviniemi
Member partiesCentre Party
National Coalition Party
Green League
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority 125 / 200 (63%)
History
Election2007 Finnish parliamentary election
PredecessorVanhanen II Cabinet
SuccessorKatainen Cabinet

The cabinet of Mari Kiviniemi was Finland's 71st government. It was appointed by President Tarja Halonen on 22 June 2010. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Mari Kiviniemi.

The Kiviniemi Cabinet was a centrist coalition government composed of the Centre Party, the National Coalition, the Green League, and the Swedish People's Party. There were 12 women and 8 men in the cabinet, which made it the second cabinet in Finnish history with female majority. The Kiviniemi cabinet also had more ministers than any of its predecessors; it had 20 ministers, while the former cabinet had 18.

It was succeeded by the cabinet of Jyrki Katainen on 22 June 2011.

Ministers

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterMari Kiviniemi22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Finance
Deputy Prime Minister		Jyrki Katainen22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister for Foreign AffairsAlexander Stubb22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Trade and DevelopmentPaavo Väyrynen22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of JusticeTuija Brax22 June 201022 June 2011 Green
Minister of the InteriorAnne Holmlund22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Immigration and European AffairsAstrid Thors22 June 201022 June 2011 RKP
Minister of DefenceJyri Häkämies22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Public Administration and Local GovernmentTapani Tölli22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of EducationHenna Virkkunen22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Culture and SportStefan Wallin22 June 201022 June 2011 RKP
Minister of Agriculture and ForestrySirkka-Liisa Anttila22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of TransportAnu Vehviläinen22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of CommunicationsSuvi Lindén22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Economic AffairsMauri Pekkarinen22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Social Affairs and HealthJuha Rehula22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Health and Social ServicesPaula Risikko22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of LabourAnni Sinnemäki22 June 201022 June 2011 Green
Minister of the EnvironmentPaula Lehtomäki22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of HousingJan Vapaavuori22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Preceded byVanhanen II Cabinet Cabinet of Finland
22 June 2010 – 22 June 2011 		Succeeded byKatainen Cabinet

References

  1. "Kiviniemi named Finland's prime minister". POLITICO. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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