Rinne Cabinet

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Rinne's Cabinet
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75th Cabinet of Finland
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Date formed6 June 2019
Date dissolved10 December 2019
People and organisations
Head of stateSauli Niinistö
Head of governmentAntti Rinne
No. of ministers19
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Centre Party
Green League
Left Alliance
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority
117 / 200 (59%)
Opposition party
History
Election(s)2019 parliamentary election
Incoming formationSocial Democratic Party
Centre Party
Green League
Left Alliance
Swedish People's Party
PredecessorSipilä Cabinet
SuccessorMarin Cabinet

The cabinet of Antti Rinne was the 75th government of Finland. It was formed following the parliamentary election of 2019 and was formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistö on 6 June 2019.[1] The cabinet consisted of a coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Green League, the Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Antti Rinne.

This government was the first centre-left coalition to lead Finland since the Lipponen II Cabinet in 2003. The Rinne coalition had a total of 117 seats (58.5%) in the 200-seat parliament.

Rinne announced the resignation of his government on 3 December 2019. It continued its term as a caretaker government until a new government, the Marin Cabinet, was formed.

Ministers[]

See also: Finnish Government § Incumbent government
Rinne Cabinet announcing their Government Programme at Oodi, June 2019

The Rinne cabinet comprised 19 ministers: seven ministers from the Social Democratic Party, five ministers from the Centre Party, three from the Green League, and two each from the Left Alliance and the Swedish People's Party.[2]

The constitution requires ministers to be "honest and competent". The nomination of Centre's Antti Kaikkonen as the Minister of Defence drew considerable controversy due to his previous conviction from political corruption. Historically, the interpretation of the "honest and competent" clause has been permissive: the most salient example would be Aarre Simonen, who was also successfully appointed in 1966 despite his conviction in 1961, also from corruption. Rinne had the question checked with the Chancellor of Justice and Kaikkonen was cleared to proceed. The motivation was that there had already been two elections in between where Kaikkonen had been re-elected, and Kaikkonen had been law-abiding since.[3]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister deputising for the Prime MinisterMika Lintilä6 June 201912 September 2019 Centre
Katri Kulmuni12 September 201910 December 2019 Centre
Minister of FinanceMika Lintilä6 June 201910 December 2019 Centre
Minister for Foreign AffairsPekka Haavisto6 June 201910 December 2019 Green League
Minister of the InteriorMaria Ohisalo6 June 201910 December 2019 Green League
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign TradeVille Skinnari6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister of JusticeAnna-Maja Henriksson6 June 201910 December 2019 Swedish People's
Minister of EmploymentTimo Harakka6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister of DefenceAntti Kaikkonen6 June 201910 December 2019 Centre
Minister of Local Government and Ownership SteeringSirpa Paatero6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister of Transport and CommunicationsSanna Marin6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister of EducationLi Andersson6 June 201910 December 2019 Left Alliance
Minister of Science and CultureAnnika Saarikko6 June 20199 August 2019 Centre
Hanna Kosonen9 August 201910 December 2019 Centre
Minister for European AffairsTytti Tuppurainen6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister of the Environment and Climate ChangeKrista Mikkonen6 June 201910 December 2019 Green League
Minister of Agriculture and ForestryJari Leppä6 June 201910 December 2019 Centre
Minister of Economic AffairsKatri Kulmuni6 June 201910 December 2019 Centre
Minister of Social Affairs and HealthAino-Kaisa Pekonen6 June 201910 December 2019 Left Alliance
Minister of Family Affairs and Social ServicesKrista Kiuru6 June 201910 December 2019 Social Democratic
Minister of Nordic Cooperation and EqualityThomas Blomqvist6 June 201910 December 2019 Swedish People's

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References[]

  1. ^ "Government of Prime Minister Rinne appointed". Valtioneuvosto.
  2. ^ "Finland's new government: SDP, Centre dominate ministerial portfolios". yle. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Oikeuskansleri totesi Kaikkosen esteettömäksi puolustusministeriksi – vanhaa rikosta seurannut nuhteettomuus ja äänestäjien luottamus arviointikriteereinä". Yle Uutiset.
  4. ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  5. ^ "Katri Kulmunista pääministerin ensimmäinen sijainen". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
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6 June 2019 — 10 December 2019 		Succeeded by
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