Hackzell Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 27th Cabinet of Finland | |
| Date formed | 8 August 1944 |
| Date dissolved | 21 September 1944 |
| People and organisations | |
| Prime Minister | Antti Hackzell |
| Total no. of members | 15 |
| Member parties | National Coalition National Progressive Agrarian League SDP RKP |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Linkomies |
| Successor | Urho Castrén |
Antti Hackzell's cabinet was the 27th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from August 8, 1944, to September 21, 1944. It was a majority government.
Hackzell's government's main task was to get Finland out of the war against the Soviet Union. At the end of August Antti Hackzell obtained a negotiation link with Moscow and on September 2 the government agreed to an armistice which started two days later.
Hackzell travelled to Moscow to negotiate the peace treaty but he suffered a bad stroke on September 14 and couldn no longer continue his work as minister. Foreign minister Carl Enckell succeeded him in making the Moscow Armistice treaty. New prime minister Urho Castrén took office and formed a new cabinet.
| Minister | Period of office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Antti Hackzell | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Independent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Enckell | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Independent |
| Minister of Justice Ernst von Born | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Swedish People's Party |
| Minister of Interior Kaarlo Hillilä | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Agrarian League |
| Deputy Minister of Interior Eemil Luukka | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Agrarian League |
| Minister of Defence Rudolf Walden | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Independent |
| Minister of Finance Onni Hiltunen | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Social Democrat |
| Deputy Minister of Finance Olli Paloheimo | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | National Coalition Party |
| Minister of Education Kalle Kauppi | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | National Progressive Party |
| Minister of Agriculture Viljami Kalliokoski | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Agrarian League |
| Minister of Transport and Public Works Väinö Salovaara | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Social Democrat |
| Minister of Trade and Industry Uuno Takki | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Social Democrat |
| Minister of Social Affairs Aleksi Aaltonen | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Social Democrat |
| Minister of People's Service Kaarle Ellilä | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Agrarian League |
| Deputy Minister of People's Service Jalo Aura | August 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 | Social Democrat |
