Rinne Cabinet Explained

Cabinet Name:Rinne's Cabinet
Cabinet Number:75th
Jurisdiction:Finland
Flag:Flag_of_Finland.svg
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Date Formed:6 June 2019
Date Dissolved:10 December 2019
Government Head:Antti Rinne
Current Number:19
Political Parties:Social Democratic Party
Centre Party
Green League
Left Alliance
Swedish People's Party
Election:2019 parliamentary election
Incoming Formation:Social Democratic Party
Centre Party
Green League
Left Alliance
Swedish People's Party
Previous:Sipilä Cabinet
Successor:Marin Cabinet
Legislature Status:Majority

The cabinet of Antti Rinne was the 75th government of Finland. It was formed following the parliamentary election of 2019 and was formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistö on 6 June 2019.[1] The cabinet consisted of a coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Green League, the Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Antti Rinne.

This government was the first centre-left coalition to lead Finland since the Lipponen II Cabinet in 2003. The Rinne coalition had a total of 117 seats (58.5%) in the 200-seat parliament.

Rinne announced the resignation of his government due to mishandling a postal strike on 3 December 2019. It continued its term as a caretaker government until a new government, the Marin Cabinet, was formed.

Ministers

The Rinne cabinet comprised 19 ministers: seven ministers from the Social Democratic Party, five ministers from the Centre Party, three from the Green League, and two each from the Left Alliance and the Swedish People's Party.[2]

The constitution requires ministers to be "honest and competent". The nomination of Centre's Antti Kaikkonen as the Minister of Defence drew considerable controversy due to his previous conviction from political corruption. Historically, the interpretation of the "honest and competent" clause has been permissive: the most salient example would be Aarre Simonen, who was also successfully appointed in 1966 despite his conviction in 1961, also from corruption. Rinne had the question checked with the Chancellor of Justice and Kaikkonen was cleared to proceed. The motivation was that there had already been two elections in between where Kaikkonen had been re-elected, and Kaikkonen had been law-abiding since.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government of Prime Minister Rinne appointed. Valtioneuvosto.
  2. Web site: Finland's new government: SDP, Centre dominate ministerial portfolios . yle . 4 June 2019 . 3 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Oikeuskansleri totesi Kaikkosen esteettömäksi puolustusministeriksi – vanhaa rikosta seurannut nuhteettomuus ja äänestäjien luottamus arviointikriteereinä. Yle Uutiset. 6 June 2019 .
  4. Web site: Ministers. Valtioneuvosto. en-US. 2019-06-06.
  5. Web site: Katri Kulmunista pääministerin ensimmäinen sijainen. Valtioneuvosto. 12 September 2019 . en-US. 2019-09-12.