Paasio I Cabinet Explained

Paasio's first cabinet was the 50th government of Finland, which lasted from 27 May 1966 to 22 March 1968. It was a majority government based on the popular front model. The cabinet’s Prime Minister was Rafael Paasio.

Paasio's first cabinet made many political reforms, such as the primary school law, the party subsidies law, family and pension law, and the liberation of the sale of certain alcoholic beverages.

In October 1967, following a bad economic period which led to a low balance of international payments, the cabinet devaluated the markka by about 30 percent.

Rafael Paasio resigned as Prime Minister on 22 March 1968 following the failure of the Social Democratic Party in establishing good formal relations with the Soviet Union.

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**Assembly** !Minister!Period of office!Party
Prime Minister Rafael Paasio Reino Oittinen, Acting Prime Minister	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968 27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 196	Social Democratic Party
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Agrarian League (Centre Party)
Minister of Justice Aarre Simonen	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968
Minister of the Interior Martti Viitanen Antero Väyrynen	27 May 1966 – 30.11.1967 1.12.1967 – 22 March 1968	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Agrarian League (Centre Party)
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Agrarian League (Centre Party)
	27 May 1966 – 31.12.1967 1.1.1968 – 22 March 1968	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Social Democratic Party
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Agrarian League (Centre Party)
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	Social Democratic Party
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968	People's Democratic League (minority)
	27 May 1966 – 31.8.1967 8.9.1967 – 22 March 1968	Agrarian League (Centre Party) Agrarian League (Centre Party)
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968
	27 May 1966 – 22 March 1968
	27 May 1966 – 31.8.1967 8.9.1967 – 22 March 1968	Agrarian League (Centre Party) Agrarian League (Centre Party)