Kekkonen I Cabinet
Appearance
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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 | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Independent | ||
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive | ||
Minister of Justice | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive | ||
Minister of Defence | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Minister of the Interior | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Deputy Minister of the Interior | March 17, 1950 | September 30, 1950 | Agrarian | ||
September 30, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | |||
Minister of Finance | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Deputy Minister of Finance | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | RKP | ||
Minister of Education | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Minister of Agriculture | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Minister of Transport and Public Works | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | 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 | March 17, 1950 | September 30, 1950 | National Progressive | ||
September 30, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive | |||
Minister of Social Affairs | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | RKP | ||
Deputy Minister of Interior | March 17, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | Agrarian | ||
March 24, 1950 | September 30, 1950 | Agrarian | |||
September 30, 1950 | January 17, 1951 | National Progressive |