Pekkala cabinet

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The Pekkala cabinet was the 31st government cabinet in the history of Finland . It was in office from March 26, 1946 to July 29, 1948 (857 days).

The People's Democrat Mauno Pekkala , formerly a Social Democrat and Minister of State under his predecessor Juho Kusti Paasikivi , formed a People's Front Government with a majority consisting of People's and Social Democrats, the Landbund and the Swedish People's Party.

During Pekkala’s reign, left’s influence in Finland peaked and concerns about an impending Soviet-backed coup grew. With the post of Interior Ministry, which was initially taken over by the communist Yrjö Leino , who was married to the well-known communist minister Hertta Kuusinen , the Finnish secret police Valpo came under the control of the communists.

Through a strategically wise contract policy between the Finnish bourgeoisie and the Soviet Union, the influence of the communists was finally reduced without causing a provocation in Moscow, and in the summer of 1948 the only Finnish government led by People's Democrats came to an end.

minister

Office Surname Political party
Prime Minister Mauno Pekkala Democratic Union of the Finnish People
Minister of State March 26, 1946 - June 4, 1948:
Yrjö Kallinen
June 4, 1948 - July 29, 1948:
Hertta Kuusinen
Social Democratic Party of Finland Democratic Union of the Finnish People
Foreign minister Carl Enckell independent
Deputy Foreign Minister March 26, 1946 - April 30, 1948:
Reinhold Svento
March 27, 1946 - July 29, 1948:
Uuno Takki
Democratic Union of the Finnish People, Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister of Justice Eino Pekkala Democratic Union of the Finnish People
Defense Minister March 26, 1946 - March 27, 1946:
Mauno Pekkala
March 27, 1946 - July 29, 1948:
Yrjö Kallinen
Democratic Union of the Finnish People, Social Democratic Party of Finland
Deputy Defense Minister March 27, 1946 - July 29, 1948:
Mauno Pekkala
Democratic Union of the Finnish People
Interior minister March 26, 1946 - May 22, 1948:
Yrjö Leino
May 26, 1948 - July 29, 1948:
Eino Kilpi
Democratic Union of the Finnish People Democratic Union of the Finnish People
Deputy Interior minister Paavo Viding Landbund
Finance minister Ralf Törngren Swedish People's Party
Deputy Finance minister Onni Hiltunen Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister of Education March 26, 1946 - May 26, 1948:
Eino Kilpi
May 26, 1948 - July 29, 1948:
Lennart Hejlas
Social Democratic Party of Finland Landbund
Minister of Agriculture Vihtori Vesterinen Landbund
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Lauri Kaijalainen Landbund
Deputy Transport and Infrastructure Minister Erkki Härmä Social Democratic Party of Finland
Trade and Industry Minister Uuno Takki Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister of Social Affairs Matti Janhunen Democratic Union of the Finnish People
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs March 26, 1946 - May 26, 1948:
Lennart Heljas
April 12, 1946 - July 29, 1948:
Erkki Härmä
May 26, 1948 - July 29, 1948:
Onni Peltonen
Landbund Social Democratic Party of Finland Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister of Public Welfare Taavi Vilhula Landbund
Deputy Minister of Public Welfare March 26, 1946 - July 29, 1948:
Yrjö Murto
April 12, 1946 - July 29, 1948:
Erkki Härmä
Democratic Union of the Finnish People, Social Democratic Party of Finland
Minister without portfolio Hertta Kuusinen Democratic Union of the Finnish People

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