Vanhanen II Cabinet

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Vanhanen's Second Cabinet
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70th Cabinet of Finland
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Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet
Date formed19 April 2007
Date dissolved20 June 2010
People and organisations
Head of stateTarja Halonen
Head of governmentMatti Vanhanen
Member partiesCentre Party
National Coalition Party
Green League
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority
125 / 200 (63%)
History
Election(s)2007 Finnish parliamentary election
PredecessorVanhanen I Cabinet
SuccessorKiviniemi Cabinet

The second cabinet of Matti Vanhanen was the 70th cabinet and Government of Finland.[1] The cabinet held office from 19 April 2007 to 20 June 2010. The cabinet was a centre-right-led coalition, consisting of four parties: the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People's Party.

During Vanhanen's second cabinet, for the first time in history, there were more women (12) than men (8) in a Finnish government.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterMatti Vanhanen19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for Finance
Deputy Prime Minister		Jyrki Katainen19 April 200722 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister of Public Administration and Local GovernmentMari Kiviniemi19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for Foreign AffairsIlkka Kanerva19 April 20074 April 2008 National Coalition
Alexander Stubb4 April 200822 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Trade and DevelopmentPaavo Väyrynen19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for DefenceJyri Häkämies19 April 200722 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister for InteriorAnne Holmlund19 April 200722 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister for Europe and immigrationAstrid Thors19 April 200722 June 2010 Swedish People's
Minister for JusticeTuija Brax19 April 200722 June 2010 Green League
Minister for EducationSari Sarkomaa19 April 200719 December 2008 National Coalition
Henna Virkkunen19 December 200822 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister for Culture and SportsStefan Wallin19 April 200722 June 2010 Swedish People's
Minister for Agriculture and forestrySirkka-Liisa Anttila19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for TransportAnu Vehviläinen19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for CommunicationsSuvi Lindén19 April 200722 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister of Economic AffairsMauri Pekkarinen19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for Social Affairs and HealthLiisa Hyssälä19 April 200724 May 2010 Centre
Juha Rehula24 May 201022 June 2010 Centre
Minister for Health and Social ServicesPaula Risikko19 April 200722 June 2010 National Coalition
Minister for LabourTarja Cronberg19 April 200726 June 2009 Green League
Anni Sinnemäki26 June 200922 June 2010 Green League
Minister for EnvironmentPaula Lehtomäki19 April 200722 June 2010 Centre
Minister for HousingJan Vapaavuori19 April 200722 June 2010 National Coalition


Preceded by Cabinet of Finland
19 April 2007 – 22 June 2010 		Succeeded by

References[]

  1. ^ "History of Finnish Governments". 11 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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