Kekkonen II Cabinet explained
Kekkonen's second cabinet was the 34th government of Finland, which existed from 17 January 1951 to 20 September 1951. It was a majority government, and its Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.
Ministers
There were 11 total ministers in Kekkonen's second cabinet: five (including Kekkonen himself) from the Agrarian League, four from the Social Democratic Party, one from both the Swedish People's Party and the National Progressive Party, and one independent. Additionally, 6 additional ministers served within various ministries: three from the Social Democratic Party, two from the Agrarian League, and one from the Swedish People's Party. Rafael Paasio served as a minister at both the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Transport and Public Works.[1]
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| Prime Minister | Urho Kekkonen | Kekkonen I Cabinet | Kekkonen IV Cabinet | | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Prime Minister's Office | Johannes Virolainen | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | Agrarian |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Åke Gartz | | September 20, 1951 | | Independent |
| Minister of Justice | Teuvo Aura | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | National Progressive |
| Minister of the Interior | Johannes Virolainen | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Agrarian |
| Minister of Defence | Emil Skog | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Finance | Onni Hiltunen | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | Social Democratic |
| Minister at the Ministry of Finance | Ralf Törngren | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | Swedish People's |
| Minister of Education | Lennart Heljas | Kekkonen I Cabinet | September 20, 1951 | | Agrarian |
| Minister of Agriculture | Martti Miettunen | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen IV Cabinet | | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture | Matti Lepistö | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Transport and Public Works | Onni Peltonen | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Social Democratic |
| Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works | Kauno Kleemola | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Agrarian |
| Rafael Paasio | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Penna Tervo | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Vihtori Vesterinen | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs | Emil Huunonen | January 17, 1951 | Kekkonen III Cabinet | | Social Democratic |
| Rafael Paasio | January 17, 1951 | September 20, 1951 | | Social Democratic |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Composition of a certain government, 34. Kekkonen II . Valtioneuvosto . 11 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611112224/https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/government/history/governments-and-ministers/report/-/r/m1/34 . 11 June 2022.
