Kekkonen I Cabinet
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Group picture of Kekkonen's first government March 18, 1950 at the President's palace.
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.
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[]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Urho Kekkonen | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Åke Gartz | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Independent | |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Sakari Tuomioja | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive | |
Minister of Justice | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive | ||
Minister of Defence | Kustaa Tiitu | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
Minister of the Interior | Urho Kekkonen | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
Deputy Minister of the Interior | March 17, 1950 | September 30, 1950 | Agrarian | ||
Johannes Virolainen | September 30, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Minister of Finance | Vieno Johannes Sukselainen | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
Deputy Minister of Finance | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Swedish People's | ||
Minister of Education | Lennart Heljas | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
Minister of Agriculture | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Deputy Minister 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 | |
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Kauno Kleemola | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
March 24, 1950 | March 31, 1950 | Agrarian | |||
Vihtori Vesterinen | March 31, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Minister of Trade and Industry | Sakari Tuomioja | March 17, 1950 | September 30, 1950 | 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 | |
Deputy Minister of Interior | Vihtori Vesterinen | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |
Kauno Kleemola | March 24, 1950 | September 30, 1950 | Agrarian | ||
Teuvo Aura | September 30, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive |
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