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Kiviniemi's Cabinet

71st Cabinet of Finland
Date formed22 June 2010
Date dissolved22 June 2011
People and organisations
Head of stateTarja Halonen
Head of governmentMari Kiviniemi
Member partiesCentre Party
National Coalition Party
Green League
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority
125 / 200 (63%)
History
Election2007 Finnish parliamentary election
PredecessorVanhanen II Cabinet
SuccessorKatainen Cabinet

The cabinet of Mari Kiviniemi was Finland's 71st government. It was appointed by President Tarja Halonen on 22 June 2010. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Mari Kiviniemi.[1]

The Kiviniemi Cabinet was a centrist coalition government composed of the Centre Party, the National Coalition, the Green League, and the Swedish People's Party. There were 12 women and 8 men in the cabinet, which made it the second cabinet in Finnish history with female majority. The Kiviniemi cabinet also had more ministers than any of its predecessors; it had 20 ministers, while the former cabinet had 18.

It was succeeded by the cabinet of Jyrki Katainen on 22 June 2011.

Ministers

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Finance
Deputy Prime Minister
22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Affairs22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Justice22 June 201022 June 2011 Green
Minister of the Interior22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Immigration and European Affairs22 June 201022 June 2011 RKP
Minister of Defence22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Public Administration and Local Government22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Education22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Culture and Sport22 June 201022 June 2011 RKP
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Transport22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Communications22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Economic Affairs22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Social Affairs and Health22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Health and Social Services22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Minister of Labour22 June 201022 June 2011 Green
Minister of the Environment22 June 201022 June 2011 Centre
Minister of Housing22 June 201022 June 2011 National Coalition
Preceded by Cabinet of Finland
22 June 2010 – 22 June 2011
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Kiviniemi named Finland's prime minister". POLITICO. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2017.