Cabinet Kekkonen III

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The Kekkonen III cabinet was the 35th government cabinet in Finnish history . It was in office from September 20, 1951 to July 9, 1953 (659 days).

New elections were held in Finland on July 2 and 3, 1951 . In September, Kekkonen's third cabinet with the Landbund politician Urho Kekkonen was sworn in as Prime Minister, although the Social Democrats had replaced the Landbund as the strongest force in the elections. The government with a majority consisted of the Landbund, the Social Democratic Party and the Swedish People's Party, which were already represented in the Kekkonen II cabinet. Only the National Progressive Party no longer belonged to the government, as the party had dissolved in the spring of 1951.

In June 1953, Kekkonen announced his resignation due to persistent differences between the Landbund and the Social Democrats over a cost-cutting program that was supposed to prevent an impending recession. President Juho Kusti Paasikivi then commissioned Kekkonen to form a minority government. Kekkonen formed a new government with the Swedish People's Party in the summer of 1953, but it only remained in office for four more months until mid-November.

minister

Office Surname Political party
Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen Landbund
Foreign minister September 20, 1951 - November 26, 1952
Sakari Tuomioja
November 26, 1952 - July 9, 1953
Urho Kekkonen
independent Landbund
Deputy Foreign minister Ralf Törngren Swedish People's Party
Minister of Justice September 20, 1951 - September 22, 1951
Urho Kekkonen
September 22, 1951 - July 9, 1953
Sven Högström
Landbund Swedish People's Party
Interior minister Vieno Sukselainen Landbund
Defense Minister Emil Skog Social Democratic Party of Finland
Finance minister Viljo Rantala Social Democratic Party of Finland
Deputy Finance minister Matti Miikki Landbund
Minister of Education Reino Oittinen Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister of Agriculture Martti rental tunes Landbund
Deputy Minister of Agriculture September 20, 1951 - November 29, 1952
Matti Lepistö
September 20, 1951 - July 9, 1953
Eemil Luukka
December 3, 1952 - July 9, 1953
Hannes Tiainen
Social Democratic Party of Finland Rural Federation Social Democratic Party of Finland
Transport and Infrastructure Minister September 20, 1951 - November 29, 1952
Onni Peltonen
November 29, 1952 - December 3, 1952
Emil Huunonen
December 3, 1952 - July 9, 1953
Eetu Karjalainen
Social Democratic Party of Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland
Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister September 20, 1951 - November 29, 1952
Emil Huunonen
September 20, 1951 - July 9, 1953
Kauno Kleemola
December 3, 1952 - July 9, 1953
Emil Huunonen
Social Democratic Party of Finland Rural Federation Social Democratic Party of Finland
Trade and Industry Minister Penna Tervo Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister of Social Affairs September 20, 1951 - November 26, 1952
Ralf Törngren
November 26, 1952 - July 9, 1953
Väinö Leskinen
Swedish People's Party, Social Democratic Party of Finland
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Emil Huunonen
Lauri Murtomaa 		Social Democratic Party of Finland
Landbund

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