List of Finland's Agriculture and Forestry Ministers

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List of Finland's agriculture and forestry ministers (Finnish: Suomen maa- ja metsätalousministeri , Swedish: jord- och skogsbruksminister ) of the Republic of Finland :

Note: Until 1971 the ministry was simply called the "Ministry of Agriculture".

Surname Political party Term of office cabinet
Minister of Agriculture
Eero Yrjö Pehkonen Landbund November 27, 1917 - May 27, 1918 Cabinet Svinhufvud I
Eero Yrjö Pehkonen Landbund May 27, 1918 - August 17, 1918 Paasikivi I cabinet
Uuno Brander National Progressive Party November 27, 1918 - April 17, 1919 Cabinet Ingman I.
Kyösti Kallio Landbund April 17, 1919 - August 15, 1919 Cabinet Kaarlo Castrén
Kyösti Kallio Landbund August 15, 1919 - March 15, 1920 Cabinet Vennola I
Eero Yrjö Pehkonen Landbund March 15, 1920 - April 9, 1921 Cabinet Erich
Kyösti Kallio Landbund April 9, 1921 - June 2, 1922 Cabinet Vennola II
Ost Elfving independent June 2, 1922 - November 14, 1922 Cabinet Cajander I
Juho Sunila Landbund November 14, 1922 - January 18, 1924 Cabinet Kallio I
Ost Elfving independent January 18, 1924 - May 31, 1924 Cabinet Cajander II
Jalo Lahdensuo Landbund May 31, 1924 - November 22, 1924 Ingman II cabinet
Ilmari Auer Landbund November 22, 1924 - March 31, 1925 Ingman II cabinet
Juho Sunila Landbund March 31, 1925 - December 31, 1925 Tulenheimo cabinet
Juho Sunila Landbund December 31, 1925 - December 13, 1926 Cabinet Kallio II
Mauno Pekkala Social Democratic Party of Finland December 13, 1926 - December 17, 1927 Tanner's cabinet
Sigurd Mattsson Landbund December 17, 1927 - December 22, 1928 Cabinet Sunila I
Eemil Linna National Progressive Party December 22, 1928 - August 16, 1929 Mantere cabinet
Kaarle Ellilä Landbund August 16, 1929 - July 4, 1930 Cabinet Kallio III
August Raatikainen Landbund July 4, 1930 - March 21, 1931 Svinhufvud II cabinet
Sigurd Mattsson Landbund March 21, 1931 - December 14, 1932 Cabinet Sunila II
Kalle Jutila Landbund December 14, 1932 - September 25, 1936 Kivimäki cabinet
Eemil Linna National Progressive Party September 25, 1936 - October 7, 1936 Kivimäki cabinet
Pekka Heikkinen Landbund October 7, 1936 - March 12, 1937 Cabinet Kallio IV
Pekka Heikkinen Landbund March 12, 1937 - December 1, 1939 Cabinet Cajander III
Pekka Heikkinen Landbund December 1, 1939 - March 27, 1940 Cabinet Ryti I
Pekka Heikkinen Landbund March 27, 1940 - August 15, 1940 Ryti II cabinet
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund August 15, 1940 - January 4, 1941 Ryti II cabinet
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund January 4, 1941 - March 5, 1943 Rangell's cabinet
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund March 5, 1943 - August 8, 1944 Cabinet Linkomies
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund August 8, 1944 - September 21, 1944 Hackzell cabinet
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund September 21, 1944 - March 17, 1944 Urho Castrén cabinet
Eemil Luukka Landbund March 17, 1944 - April 17, 1945 Paasikivi II cabinet
Eemil Luukka Landbund April 17, 1945 - March 26, 1946 Paasikivi III cabinet
Vihtori Vesterinen Landbund March 26, 1946 - July 29, 1948 Pekkala cabinet
Matti Lepistö Social Democratic Party of Finland July 29, 1948 - March 17, 1950 Cabinet Fagerholm I
Taavi Vilhula Landbund March 17, 1950 - January 17, 1951 Kekkonen I cabinet
Martti rental tunes Landbund January 17, 1951 - September 20, 1951 Cabinet Kekkonen II
Martti rental tunes Landbund September 20, 1951 - July 9, 1953 Cabinet Kekkonen III
Martti rental tunes Landbund July 9, 1953 - November 17, 1953 Cabinet Kekkonen IV
Kalle Jutila Landbund November 17, 1953 - May 5, 1954 Tuomioja cabinet
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund May 5, 1954 - October 20, 1954 Cabinet Törngren
Viljami Kalliokoski Landbund October 20, 1954 - September 30, 1955 Cabinet Kekkonen V
Martti rental tunes Landbund March 3, 1956 - May 27, 1957 Cabinet Fagerholm II
Martti rental tunes Landbund May 27, 1957 - July 2, 1957 Cabinet Sukselainen I
Kustaa Eskola Landbund July 2, 1957 - November 29, 1957 Cabinet Sukselainen I
Hans Perttula independent November 29, 1957 - April 26, 1958 Fieandt's cabinet
Pauli Lehtosalo independent April 26, 1958 - August 29, 1958 Kuuskoski cabinet
Martti rental tunes Landbund August 29, 1958 - November 14, 1958 Cabinet Fagerholm III
Urho Kähönen Landbund November 14, 1958 - January 13, 1959 Cabinet Fagerholm III
Juho Jaakkola Landbund January 13, 1959 - July 14, 1961 Cabinet Sukselainen II
Johannes Virolainen Landbund July 14, 1961 - April 13, 1962 Cabinet Miettunen I
Johannes Virolainen Landbund April 13, 1962 - December 18, 1963 Cabinet Karjalainen I
Samuli Suomela independent December 18, 1963 - September 12, 1964 Lehto cabinet
Mauno Jussila Center Party (formerly Landbund) September 12, 1964 - May 27, 1966 Virolainen cabinet
Nestori Kaasalainen Center Party May 27, 1966 - March 22, 1968 Cabinet Paasio I
Martti rental tunes Center Party March 22, 1968 - May 14, 1970 Cabinet Koivisto I
Nils Westermarck independent May 14, 1970 - July 15, 1970 Cabinet Aura I
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Nestori Kaasalainen Center Party July 15, 1970 - October 29, 1971 Karjalainen II Cabinet
Vilho Suomela independent October 29, 1971 - February 23, 1972 Cabinet Aura II
Leo Happonen Social Democratic Party of Finland February 23, 1972 - September 4, 1972 Cabinet Paasio II
Erkki Haukipuro Center Party September 4, 1972 - July 31, 1973 Cabinet Sorsa I.
Heimo Linna Center Party August 1, 1973 - June 13, 1975 Cabinet Sorsa I.
Veikko Ihamuotila independent June 13, 1975 - November 30, 1975 Linnamaa cabinet
Heimo Linna Center Party November 30, 1975 - September 29, 1976 Cabinet Miettunen II
Johannes Virolainen Center Party September 29, 1976 - May 15, 1977 Cabinet Miettunen III
Johannes Virolainen Center Party May 15, 1977 - May 26, 1979 Cabinet Sorsa II
Taisto Tähkämaa Center Party May 26, 1979 - February 19, 1982 Cabinet Koivisto II
Taisto Tähkämaa Center Party February 19, 1982 - May 6, 1983 Cabinet Sorsa III
Toivo Ylajärvi Center Party May 6, 1983 - April 30, 1987 Cabinet Sorsa IV
Toivo Pohjala National rally party April 30, 1987 - April 26, 1991 Holkeri cabinet
Martti Pura Center Party April 26, 1991 - April 12, 1994 Cabinet ahoy
Mikko Pesälä Center Party April 12, 1994 - April 13, 1995 Cabinet ahoy
Kalevi Hemila independent April 13, 1995 - April 15, 1999 Lipponen I cabinet
Kalevi Hemila independent April 15, 1999 - February 1, 2002 Cabinet Lipponen II
Raimo Tammilehto independent February 1, 2002 - May 31, 2002 Cabinet Lipponen II
Jari Koskinen National rally party May 31, 2002 - April 17, 2003 Cabinet Lipponen II
Juha Korkeaoja Center Party April 17, 2003 - June 24, 2003 Cabinet Jäätteenmäki
Juha Korkeaoja Social Democratic Party of Finland June 24, 2003 - April 19, 2007 Vanhanen I cabinet
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila Center Party April 19, 2007 - June 22, 2010 Vanhanen II Cabinet
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila Center Party June 22, 2010 - June 22, 2011 Kiviniemi's cabinet
Jari Koskinen National rally party June 22, 2011 - June 24, 2014 Cabinet Katainen
Petteri Orpo National rally party June 24, 2014 - May 29, 2015 Cabinet Stubb
Kimmo Tiilikainen Center Party May 29, 2015 - May 5, 2017 Sipilä's cabinet
Jari Leppä Center Party May 5, 2017 - June 6, 2019 Sipilä's cabinet
Jari Leppä Center Party June 6, 2019 - December 10, 2019 Cabinet gutter
Jari Leppä Center Party December 10, 2019 - acting Marin cabinet

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