Stubb Cabinet
Stubb's Cabinet | |
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![]() 73rd Cabinet of Finland | |
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Date formed | 24 June 2014 |
Date dissolved | 29 May 2015 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Sauli Niinistö |
Head of government | Alexander Stubb |
No. of ministers | 17 |
Member party | National Coalition Party Social Democratic Party Green League (until September 2014) Swedish People's Party Christian Democrats |
Status in legislature | June-September 2014
Majority 111 / 200 (56%)
September 2014-2015 Majority 101 / 200 (51%)
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History | |
Predecessor | Katainen Cabinet |
Successor | Sipilä 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 | |
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Prime Minister | Alexander Stubb | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition | |
Minister of Finance Deputy Prime Minister | Antti Rinne | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Erkki Tuomioja | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | |
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade | Lenita Toivakka | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition | |
Minister of Justice | Anna-Maja Henriksson | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Swedish People's | |
Minister of the Interior | Päivi Räsänen | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Christian Democrat | |
Minister for International Development | Pekka Haavisto | 24 June 2014 | 26 September 2014 | Green League | |
Sirpa Paatero | 26 September 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Defence | Carl Haglund | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Swedish People's | |
Minister of Transport and Local Government | Paula Risikko | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition | |
Minister of Education and Communications | Krista Kiuru | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | |
Minister of Culture and Housing | Pia Viitanen | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | |
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Petteri Orpo | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition | |
Minister of Economic Affairs | Jan Vapaavuori | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition | |
Minister of Social Affairs and Health | Laura Räty | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition | |
Minister of Health and Social Services | Susanna Huovinen | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | |
Minister of Labour | Lauri Ihalainen | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | Social Democratic | |
Minister of the Environment | Ville Niinistö | 24 June 2014 | 26 September 2014 | Green League | |
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen | 26 September 2014 | 29 May 2015 | National Coalition |
Environmental policy[]
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[]
- ^ "Green Party votes unanimously to leave government | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". Archived from the original on 2014-09-23.
- ^ "Sdp valitsi Sirpa Paateron kehitysministeriksi – kotiseutu painoi valinnassa". Helsingin Sanomat. Sep 25, 2014. Retrieved Jun 4, 2019.
- ^ "President appoints new cabinet". yle.fi. Yle. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Ville Niinistö Grahn-Laasosen suopäätöksestä: Ennennäkemätöntä!". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved Jun 4, 2019.
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