This is a list of cabinet ministers in Finland who have resigned from their office. There are no Cabinet reshuffles or fall of cabinets in the list.
Year of resignation | Post | Minister | Cabinet | Party affiliation | Reason | Successor | Party affiliation | |
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1918 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Kyösti Kallio[1] | Paasikivi I | Agrarian League | resigned because of the government's royalist policy | National Progressive Party | ||
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | E. Y. Pehkonen[2] | Successor was not appointed | ||||||
1923 | Minister of Defence | Bruno Jalander[3] | Kallio I | Non-partisan | spying scandal | Non-partisan | ||
1933 | Minister of Justice | Hugo Malmberg[4] [5] | Swedish People's Party | was appointed president of Vaasa Court of Appeal | Eric J. Serlachius | Swedish People's Party | ||
1936 | Minister of Justice | Eric J. Serlachius[6] | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the controversial language of the University of Helsinki | Emil Jatkola | Edistyspuolue | |||
Rolf Witting | Tyko Reinikka | Agrarian League | ||||||
1938 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Rudolf Holsti[7] | National Progressive Party | Citicized Adolf Hitler at the League of Nations Assembly of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting | Väinö Voionmaa | Social Democratic Party | ||
1939 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Oskari Reinikainen[8] [9] | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Director of the Medical Board chief executive officer. | Successor was not appointed | |||
1941 | Minister of the Interior | Ernst von Born[10] | Rangell | Swedish People's Party | objected to the Karelian refugees resettlement in the Swedish-speaking regions | Toivo Horelli | National Coalition Party | |
Minister of People's Service | Väinö Kotilainen[11] [12] | Non-partisan | Was appointed as East Karelia military administration commander | Väinö Arola | Agrarian League | |||
1943 | Minister of Social Affairs | Karl-August Fagerholm[13] [14] | Linkomies | Social Democratic Party | Aleksi Aaltonen | Social Democratic Party | ||
1945 | Deputy Minister of Social Affairs | Pekka Heikkinen[15] | Ryti II | Agrarian League | Viljami Kalliokoski | Agrarian League | ||
Eero A. Wuori[16] [17] | Paasikivi III | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Finnish Ambassador to the United Kingdom | Eino Kilpi | Social Democratic Party | |||
Minister of Finance | Sakari Tuomioja[18] | Kekkonen III | National Progressive Party | Was appointed as Governor of Bank of Finland | Ralf Törngren | Swedish People's Party | ||
1948 | Minister of the Interior | Yrjö Leino[19] | Pekkala | People's Democratic League | a motion of censure of Parliament | Eino Kilpi | People's Democratic League | |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Reinhold Svento[20] | Was appointed as Finnish Ambassador to Switzerland | Social Democratic Party | |||||
1949 | Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Erkki Härmä[21] | Fagerholm I | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Turku and Pori Province | Uuno Takki | ||
Minister of Social Affairs | Valdemar Liljeström[22] | personal reasons; traveled on the train under heave influence of alcohol beveriges | Tyyne Leivo-Larsson | |||||
1950 | Deputy Minister of Interior | Lauri Riikonen[23] | Kekkonen I | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Kuopio Province | Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian League | |
1953 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Matti Lepistö | Kekkonen III | Social Democratic Party | because of political scandal | Taavi Vilhula | ||
Minister of Transport and Public Works | Onni Peltonen[24] [25] | Eemil Huunonen | Social Democratic Party | |||||
1957 | Minister of Finance | Nils Meinander[26] | Sukselainen I | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the state financial crisis | Esa Kaitila | People's Party | |
Deputy of Minister of Agriculture | Bertel Lindh | Matti Lepistö | Sos. Dem. Oppositio | |||||
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Torsten Nordström | Kustaa Tiitu | Agrarian League | |||||
1958 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Martti Miettunen[27] | Fagerholm III | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Lapland province | Urho Kähönen | Agrarian League | |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Johannes Virolainen[28] [29] | International crises between Soviet Union and Finland | Karl-August Fagerholm | Social Democratic Party | ||||
1960 | Minister of the Interior | Eino Palovesi[30] | Sukselainen I | Was appointed as Governor of the Central Finland Province | Eemil Luukka | Agrarian League | ||
1961 | Minister of Justice | Antti Hannikainen[31] | Sukselainen II | was appointed Chancellor of Justice | Pauli Lehtosalo | |||
1963 | Minister of the Interior | Eeli Erkkilä[32] | Karjalainen I | health reasons | Niilo Ryhtä | |||
Deputy Minister of Finance | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (SAK) | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Johan Otto Söderhjelm | Swedish People's Party | ||||
Minister of Transport and Public Works | Olavi Lahtela | Agrarian League | ||||||
Minister of Social Affairs | Kyllikki Pohjala | National Coalition Party | ||||||
Minister of Finance | Osmo P. Karttunen[33] | National Coalition Party | credibility issue | Mauno Jussila | Agrarian League | |||
1964 | Minister at Council of State | Aarne Nuorvala[34] | Lehto | Non-partisan | Successor was not appointed | |||
1967 | Minister of the Interior | Niilo Ryhtä[35] | Paasio I | Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province | Martti Viitanen | Social Democratic Party | ||
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs | Esa Timonen[36] | Was appointed as Governor of the Northern Savo province | Toivo Saloranta | |||||
Minister of the Interior | Martti Viitanen[37] | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Vaasa Province | Antero Väyrynen | Social Democratic Party | |||
1969 | Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Viljo Virtanen[38] | Koivisto I | Was appointed as Governor of the Mikkeli Province | Veikko Helle | |||
1970 | Minister of the Interior | Artturi Jämsén[39] | Karjalainen II | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Central Finland Province | Eino Uusitalo | Centre Party | |
1971 | Minister of Justice | Erkki Tuominen[40] | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Mikko Laaksonen | Social Democratic Party | ||
Minister of Transport | Veikko Saarto | Kalervo Haapasalo | ||||||
Minister of Social Affairs | Anna-Liisa Tiekso | Pekka Kuusi | ||||||
1972 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Grels Teir[41] | Sorsa I | Swedish People's Party | Jan-Magnus Jansson | Swedish People's Party | ||
1973 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Erkki Haukipuro[42] | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province | Heimo Linna | Centre Party | ||
Jussi Linnamo[43] | Social Democratic Party | Zavidovo-scandal | Grels Teir | Swedish People's Party | ||||
Deputy Minister of Finance | Margit Eskman[44] | Paasio II | Seija Karkinen | Social Democratic Party | ||||
1974 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Jan-Magnus Jansson[45] | Sorsa I | Swedish People's Party | Was appointed as the editorial chief of Hufvudstadsbladet | Kristian Gestrin | Swedish People's Party | |
1976 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Viljo Luukka[46] | Miettunen II | Non-partisan | health reasons | Esko Rekola | Non-partisan | |
1978 | Deputy Minister | Kristian Gestrin[47] | Sorsa II | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government, as opposed to economic power bill | Tuure Salo | Liberal People's Party | |
Minister of Education | Jaakko Itälä | |||||||
1981 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Ulf Sundqvist[48] | Koivisto II | Social Democratic Party | Pirkko Työläjärvi | Social Democratic Party | ||
1982 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Jacob Söderman[49] | Sorsa III | Was appointed as Governor of the Uusimaa Province | Eeva Kuuskoski | Centre Party | ||
Minister of Education | Kalevi Kivistö[50] | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Kaarina Suonio | Social Democratic Party | |||
Jarmo Wahlström | Reino Breilin | |||||||
Minister of Labour | Jouko Kajanoja | Veikko Helle | ||||||
Deputy Minister of Finance | Mauno Forsman[51] | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Finland's Slot Machine Association | Jermu Laine | ||||
Minister of Foreign Trade | Esko Rekola[52] [53] | Non-partisan | retired | Arne Berner | Liberal People's Party | |||
1984 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Vappu Taipale[54] | Sorsa IV | Social Democratic Party | Matti Puhakka | Social Democratic Party | ||
1986 | Minister of Education | Kaarina Suonio[55] | Was appointed as Deputy Mayor of City of Tampere | Pirjo Ala-Kapee | ||||
Minister of Finance | Ahti Pekkala[56] | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province | Esko Ollila | Centre Party | |||
1989 | Minister of Transport | Pekka Vennamo[57] | Holkeri | Finnish Rural Party | Was appointed as the Director of the Post and Telecommunications Authority | Raimo Vistbacka | Finnish Rural Party | |
Minister of Health and Social Services | Helena Pesola[58] | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute | Mauri Miettinen | National Coalition Party | |||
1990 | Minister of Finance | Erkki Liikanen | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the Ambassador to the European Community | Matti Louekoski | Social Democratic Party | ||
Minister of Education | Christoffer Taxell | Swedish People's Party | Was appointed as the CEO of Partek | Ole Norrback | Swedish People's Party | |||
Minister of the Environment | Kaj Bärlund | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the Director of the Water and Environment Board | Successor was not appointed | ||||
Minister of Transport | Finnish Rural Party | Rural Party left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Ilkka Kanerva | National Coalition Party | ||||
1992 | Eeva Kuuskoski | Aho | Centre Party | resigned because of budget dispute | Jorma Huuhtanen | Centre Party | ||
Kauko Juhantalo[59] | Pekka Tuomisto | |||||||
1993 | Paavo Väyrynen[60] | resigned; started the 1994 presidential campaign. | Heikki Haavisto | |||||
Pekka Tuomisto[61] | Seppo Kääriäinen | |||||||
1994 | Minister for International Development | Toimi Kankaanniemi[62] | Christian Democrats | Christian Democrats left cabinet because of the government's EC membership vote | Successor was not appointed | |||
Hannele Pokka[63] | Centre Party | Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Centre Party | |||||
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Martti Pura[64] | was appointed as Mayor of Sodankylä | Mikko Pesälä | |||||
1995 | Heikki Haavisto[65] | Fell ill with a brain hemorrhage | Paavo Rantanen | Non-partisan | ||||
Pirjo Rusanen[66] | National Coalition Party | Became as MEP of the European Parliament | Anneli Taina | National Coalition Party | ||||
Minister of Defence | Elisabeth Rehn[67] | Swedish People's Party | Became as MEP of the European Parliament | Jan-Erik Enestam | Swedish People's Party | |||
1996 | Iiro Viinanen[68] | Lipponen I | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the CEO of Pohjola Bank | Sauli Niinistö | National Coalition Party | ||
1997 | Tuula Linnainmaa[69] | Matti Aura | ||||||
Arja Alho[70] | Social Democratic Party | resigned as accused of financial fraud | Jouko Skinnari | Social Democratic Party | ||||
1998 | Kari Häkämies[71] | National Coalition Party | Jussi Järventaus | National Coalition Party | ||||
Minister of Culture | Claes Andersson[72] | gave up the chairmanship of the Left Alliance | Suvi-Anne Siimes | Vasemmistoliitto | ||||
1999 | Matti Aura[73] | National Coalition Party | Allegations of abuse of power. | Kimmo Sasi | National Coalition Party | |||
2002 | Minister of the Environment | Satu Hassi[74] | Lipponen II | Greens | The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan | Jouni Backman | Social Democratic Party | |
Minister of Social Services | Osmo Soininvaara | Eva Biaudet | Swedish People's Party | |||||
Suvi Linden[75] | National Coalition Party | Allegations of abuse of power. | Kaarina Dromberg | National Coalition Party | ||||
Kalevi Hemilä[76] | Non-partisan | Was appointed as the CEO of the Food Industry Association | Raimo Tammilehto | Non-partisan | ||||
Minister of Transport | Olli-Pekka Heinonen[77] | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Finnish Broadcasting Company | Kimmo Sasi | National Coalition Party | |||
2003 | Anneli Jäätteenmäki[78] | Jäätteenmäki | Centre Party | Irakgate-scandal | Matti Vanhanen | Centre Party | ||
2008 | Vanhanen II | National Coalition Party | personal reasons | Henna Virkkunen | National Coalition Party | |||
Ilkka Kanerva[79] | sexual scandal | Alexander Stubb | ||||||
2009 | Minister of Labour | Tarja Cronberg[80] | Greens | gave up the chairmanship of the Greens | Anni Sinnemäki | Greens | ||
2010 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Sinikka Mönkäre[81] | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Finland's Slot Machine Association | Tuula Haatainen | Social Democratic Party | ||
Prime Minister | Matti Vanhanen[82] | Centre Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Association of the Family Businesses | Mari Kiviniemi | Centre Party | |||
Minister of Health and Social Services | Liisa Hyssälä[83] | Juha Rehula | ||||||
2012 | Ministry of Economic Affairs | Jyri Häkämies[84] | Katainen | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the CEO of Confederation of Finnish Industries | Jan Vapaavuori | National Coalition Party | |
Minister of Defence | Stefan Wallin[85] | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party gave up the chairmanship of the Minister and in the same place | Carl Haglund | Swedish People's Party | |||
2013 | Minister for International Development | Heidi Hautala[86] | Greens | Allegations of abuse of power. | Pekka Haavisto | Greens | ||
2014 | Minister of Transport | Merja Kyllönen[87] | Left Alliance left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Henna Virkkunen | National Coalition Party | |||
Minister of Culture and Sports | Paavo Arhinmäki | Pia Viitanen | Social Democratic Party | |||||
Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen[88] | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the European Commissioner | Alexander Stubb | National Coalition Party | |||
Minister of Finance | Jutta Urpilainen[89] | Social Democratic Party | lost of party leadership | Antti Rinne | Social Democratic Party | |||
Transport and Local Government | Henna Virkkunen[90] | National Coalition Party | Became as MEP of the European Parliament | Paula Risikko | National Coalition Party | |||
Minister for International Development | Pekka Haavisto[91] | Stubb | Greens | The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan | Sirpa Paatero | Social Democratic Party | ||
Minister of the Environment | Ville Niinistö | Sanni Grahn-Laasonen | National Coalition Party | |||||
2016 | Minister of Finance | Alexander Stubb[92] | Sipilä | National Coalition Party | lost chairmanship of the National Coalition Party | Petteri Orpo | National Coalition Party | |
Minister of Health and Social Services | Hanna Mäntylä[93] | True Finns | resigned for family reasons | Pirkko Mattila | True Finns | |||
Ministry of Economic Affairs | Olli Rehn[94] | Centre Party | Was appointed as the member of the Executive Board of the Bank of Finland | Mika Lintilä | Centre Party | |||
2019 | Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering | Sirpa Paatero[95] | Rinne | Social Democratic Party | Finland postal strike controversy 2019 | Tytti Tuppurainen (European Affairs and Ownership Steering), Sirpa Paatero (Local Government) | Social Democratic Party | |
Prime Minister | Antti Rinne[96] | lack of confidence | Sanna Marin | |||||
2020 | Minister of Finance | Katri Kulmuni[97] | Marin | Centre Party | coaching paid for with taxpayers' money | Matti Vanhanen | Centre Party | |
2023 | Minister of Economic Affairs | Vilhelm Junnila[98] | Orpo | Finns Party | far-right links | Wille Rydman | Finns Party |