Rinne Cabinet
Rinne's Cabinet | |
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75th Cabinet of Finland | |
Date formed | 6 June 2019 |
Date dissolved | 10 December 2019 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Sauli Niinistö |
Head of government | Antti Rinne |
No. of ministers | 19 |
Member parties | Social Democratic Party Centre Party Green League Left Alliance Swedish People's Party |
Status in legislature | Majority 117 / 200 (59%)
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Opposition party |
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History | |
Election(s) | 2019 parliamentary election |
Incoming formation | Social Democratic Party Centre Party Green League Left Alliance Swedish People's Party |
Predecessor | Sipilä Cabinet |
Successor | Marin Cabinet |
The cabinet of Antti Rinne was the 75th
This government was the first
Rinne announced the resignation of his government due to mishandling a postal strike on 3 December 2019. It continued its term as a caretaker government until a new government, the Marin Cabinet, was formed.
Ministers
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 | |
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Prime Minister | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister deputising for the Prime Minister | 6 June 2019 | 12 September 2019 | Centre | ||
12 September 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Centre | |||
Minister of Finance | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Centre | ||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Green | ||
Minister of the Interior | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Green | ||
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister of Justice | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | RKP | ||
Minister of Employment | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister of Defence | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Centre | ||
Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering | 6 June 2019 | 29 november 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister of Transport and Communications | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister of Education | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Left Alliance | ||
Minister of Science and Culture | 6 June 2019 | 9 August 2019 | Centre | ||
9 August 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Centre | |||
Minister for European Affairs | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Green | ||
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Centre | ||
Minister of Economic Affairs | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Centre | ||
Minister of Social Affairs and Health | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | Left Alliance | ||
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | SDP | ||
Minister of Nordic Cooperation and Equality | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | RKP |
See also
- Finland postal strike controversy 2019
References
- Programme of Prime Minister Antti Rinne’s Government 6 June 2019: Inclusive and competent Finland – A socially, economically and ecologically sustainable society. Helsinki: Finnish Government. 2019. ISBN 978-952-287-759-8.
- ^ "Government of Prime Minister Rinne appointed". Valtioneuvosto.
- ^ "Finland's new government: SDP, Centre dominate ministerial portfolios". yle. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Oikeuskansleri totesi Kaikkosen esteettömäksi puolustusministeriksi – vanhaa rikosta seurannut nuhteettomuus ja äänestäjien luottamus arviointikriteereinä". Yle Uutiset. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Katri Kulmunista pääministerin ensimmäinen sijainen". Valtioneuvosto. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-12.