Kekkonen V cabinet

Kekkonen V cabinet
39th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	20 October 1954 (1954-10-20)
Date dissolved	3 March 1956 (1956-03-03)
People and organisations
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen (until Feb 15 1956)
Total no. of members	14
Member parties	SDP Agrarian League
Status in legislature	Majority (until Feb 15 1956) Caretaker (after Feb 15 1956)
History
Predecessor	Törngren
Successor	Fagerholm II

Kekkonen's fifth cabinet was the 39th government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 20 October 1954 to 3 March 1956. ^[1] It was a majority government. Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen was elected the President of Finland on February 15 February 1956, resigning as Prime Minister and dissolving the cabinet in the process.^{[ citation needed ]}

Assembly

Minister	Period of office	Party
Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Agrarian Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs Johannes Virolainen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Agrarian Party
Minister of Justice Aarre Simonen Weio Henriksson  [ fi ]	October 20, 1954 –November 6, 1954 November 6, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat
Minister of Defence Emil Skog	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat
Minister of the Interior Väinö Leskinen Valto Käkelä	October 20, 1954 – September 30, 1955 September 30, 1955 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat Social Democrat
Minister of Finance Penna Tervo†	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Finance Veikko Vennamo	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Agrarian Party
Minister of Education Kerttu Saalasti	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Agrarian Party
Minister of Agriculture Viljami Kalliokoski	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Agrarian Party
Minister of Transport and Public Works Martti Miettunen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Agrarian Party
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works Hannes Tiainen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat
Minister of Trade and Industry Aarre Simonen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat
Minister of Social Affairs Onni Peltonen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Tyyne Leivo-Larsson Hannes Tiainen	October 20, 1954 – March 3, 1956 October 22, 1954 – March 3, 1956	Social Democrat Social Democrat

References

1. "39. Kekkonen V". Finnish Government. Retrieved 14 June 2025.

Preceded by Ralf Törngren's cabinet

Cabinet of Finland October 20, 1954–March 3, 1956

Succeeded by Karl-August Fagerholm's second cabinet