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Juha Sipilä's cabinet

74th Cabinet of Finland
Incumbent
Date formed29 May 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateSauli Niinistö
Head of governmentJuha Sipilä
Member partyCentre Party
Finns Party
National Coalition Party
History
Election2015 election
PredecessorAlexander Stubb's cabinet

Juha Sipilä's cabinet is the 74th Government of Finland. It was formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistö on 29 May 2015.[1][2]

The cabinet is a coalition government consisting three centre-right parties: the Centre Party, the Finns Party and the National Coalition Party. The Centre Party returns to lead the Government after fours years in opposition. This is the first time that the right-wing populist party, the Finns Party, is participating in the Government of Finland[3] and the first time since 1979 that the Swedish People's Party is not.

The coalition parties have 124 seats in the 200-seat parliament.

Collisions

Foreign Trade and Development Minister Lenita Toivakka is in the government of a company that has established a Belgian holding company. Toivakka accused in the Parliament SDP MP Timo Harakka of lying when he said in the parliament that the family business of Minister Toivakka has set up the holding company in Belgium for tax planning purposes. MP Ben Zyskowicz denied all discussion of this subject including all critics of his party by Timo Harakka on the TV programme concerning Henrik and Georg Ehrnrooth's companies in Luxemburg that trade Tax paradise companies for their customers all over the world.[4], Ben Zyskowicz interrupted all discussions of Harakka and the host speaker. Zyskowicz declaired that his party will take all financial support with no questions in regard to the origin of funds.[5] In the TV programme host speaker told that MP Ben Zyskowicz party has receives funding from Henrik and Georg Ehrnrooth.

Portfolios

There are six ministers from the Centre Party. The National Coalition Party and Finns Party have four ministers each.[1][2]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister29 May 2015Incumbent Centre
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Prime Minister
29 May 2015Incumbent Finns
Minister of Finance29 May 2015Incumbent National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development29 May 2015Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of Justice and Employment29 May 2015Incumbent Finns
Minister of Interior29 May 2015Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of Defence29 May 2015Incumbent Finns
Minister of Local Government and Public Reforms29 May 2015Incumbent Centre
Minister of Education and Culture29 May 2015Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of Agriculture and the Environment29 May 2015Incumbent Centre
Minister of Transport and Communications29 May 2015Incumbent Centre
Minister of Economic Affairs29 May 2015Incumbent Centre
Minister of Social Affairs and Health29 May 2015Incumbent Finns
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services29 May 2015Incumbent Centre

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sipilä's Government appointed". valtioneuvosto.fi. the Finnish Government. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "President appoints new cabinet". yle.fi. Yle. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  3. ^ Sipilä opts for right-leaning government Retrieved on 10 May 2015
  4. ^ Ehrnrootheilta paljastui oma veroparatiisitehdas – yhtiöllä ollut tiivis suhde Panaman Mossack Fonsecaan Yle 27.4.2016
  5. ^ Minister apologises, admits to misleading statements on Belgian tax planning company YLE 28.4.2016
Preceded by Juha Sipilä's cabinet
29 May 2015 —
Succeeded by
Incumbent