Marin Cabinet

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Marin Cabinet
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76th Cabinet of Finland
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Date formed10 December 2019
Date dissolved20 June 2023
People and organisations
Head of state Sauli Niinistö
Head of government Sanna Marin
No. of ministers19
Member parties Social Democratic Party
Centre Party
Green League
Left Alliance
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislatureMajority
117 / 200 (59%)
Opposition parties Finns Party
National Coalition Party
Christian Democrats
Movement Now
Power Belongs to the People
History
Election(s) 2019
Incoming formation National Coalition Party
Finns Party
Swedish People's Party
Christian Democrats
Predecessor Rinne Cabinet
Successor Orpo Cabinet

The Marin Cabinet was the 76th government of Finland. It was formed following the collapse of the Rinne Cabinet and officially took office on 10 December 2019. [1] [2] The cabinet headed by Sanna Marin consists of a coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Green League, the Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party. [3]

Contents

Ministers

The five party leaders of the Marin Cabinet on 19 December 2019: Andersson, Kulmuni, Marin, Henriksson and Ohisalo Sanna Marin's cabinet 19.12.2019.jpg
The five party leaders of the Marin Cabinet on 19 December 2019: Andersson, Kulmuni, Marin, Henriksson and Ohisalo
The full cabinet on 10 December 2019 as Rinne resigns Marinin hallituksen nimitys 10.12.2019 (49199271691).jpg
The full cabinet on 10 December 2019 as Rinne resigns
From the table is President Sauli Niinisto Tasavallan presidentin esittely 7.2.2020 (49500745098).jpg
From the table is President Sauli Niinistö

There are a total of 19 ministers in Marin's cabinet: seven ministers from the Social Democratic Party, five from the Centre Party, three from the Green League, and two each from the Left Alliance and Swedish People's Party. [4]

The composition mostly resembles that of the preceding Rinne Cabinet, although the former prime minister, Antti Rinne, does not have a position in the new government. [5] The leader of the Centre Party, Katri Kulmuni, exchanged her Rinne-era portfolio as the Minister of Economic Affairs for the combined position of the Minister of Finance and the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, switching places with Mika Lintilä. [5] The latter portfolio carries significant veto power over government finances, and its holder is effectively the government's second-in-command. This transfer solidified Kulmuni's position as the leader of the Centre Party – a position which she had assumed only three months before the formation of Marin's government. [6] Sirpa Paatero, the Social Democratic minister previously responsible for local government and ownership steering, was readmitted into the government despite her resignation from the Rinne Cabinet just days before. [5] Ownership steering responsibilities were given to Tytti Tuppurainen, the Minister of European Affairs. SDP's Tuula Haatainen, the only new minister in Marin's government, took over as the Minister of Employment from Timo Harakka, and Harakka was given Sanna Marin's former portfolio of the Minister of Transport and Communications. [5] All other portfolios were unchanged. [5] The portfolio assignments as of July 2021 were: [4] [7]

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister 10 December 201920 June 2023  SDP
Minister deputising for the Prime Minister 10 December 20199 June 2020  Centre
9 June 202010 September 2020  Centre
10 September 202020 June 2023  Centre
Minister of Finance 10 December 20199 June 2020  Centre
9 June 2020 [8] 27 May 2021  Centre
27 May 2021 [9] 20 June 2023  Centre
Minister of the Interior 10 December 201919 November 2021  Green
19 November 202120 June 2023  Green
Minister of Education 10 December 201917 December 2020  Left Alliance
17 December 202029 June 2021  Left Alliance
29 June 2021 [10] 20 June 2023  Left Alliance
Minister of Justice 10 December 201920 June 2023  RKP
Minister for Foreign Affairs 10 December 201920 June 2023  Green
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade 10 December 201920 June 2023  SDP
Minister of Employment 10 December 201920 June 2023  SDP
Minister of Defence 10 December 20195 January 2023  Centre
5 January 202328 February 2023  Centre
Antti Kaikkonen
28 February 202320 June 2023  Centre
Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering 10 December 201920 June 2023  SDP
Minister of Local Government 10 December 201920 June 2023  SDP
Minister of Transport and Communications 10 December 201920 June 2023  SDP
Minister of Science and Culture 10 December 20196 August 2020  Centre
6 August 202027 May 2021  Centre
27 May 2021 [9] 29 April 2022  Centre
29 April 202220 June 2023  Centre
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change 10 December 201919 November 2021  Green
19 November 20217 June 2022  Green
7 June 202220 June 2023  Green
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 10 December 201929 April 2022  Centre
29 April 202220 June 2023  Centre
Minister of Economic Affairs 10 December 201920 June 2023  Centre
Minister of Social Affairs and Health 10 December 201929 June 2021  Left Alliance
29 June 2021 [10] 20 June 2023  Left Alliance
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services 10 December 20194 February 2022  SDP
4 February 20226 October 2022  SDP
6 October 202220 June 2023  SDP
Minister of Nordic Cooperation and Equality 10 December 201920 June 2023  RKP

Controversies

Gender balance

When the Marin Cabinet was formed, professor Anne Holli, a political scientist at the University of Helsinki, pointed out that the cabinet was deviating from the principle of gender equality, specifically the Finnish convention of each gender being represented by at least 40% of ministers: with 12 of the 19 ministers women, men accounted for only 37%. [11] [12] Prime Minister Marin responded to the criticism by explaining that with five parties in the coalition, and each party responsible for their own ministerial nominations, it was not always possible to coordinate things to the extent of ensuring gender balance. [13]

Repatriation of Al-Hawl refugees

On 11 December 2019, all opposition parties filed a motion leading to a vote of no-confidence over repatriation of Finnish women and children from the Syrian Al-Hawl refugee camp. The motion followed criticism over the evasive statements on the issue by the government and the accusations that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto had supplied inaccurate information to the Parliament. [14] Haavisto had rejected assertions that detailed plans existed to bring Finnish citizens home, while Finnish national broadcasting company Yle broke news about official documents stating otherwise. [15] Haavisto was also accused of pushing through a plan to bring the children back to Finland without their mothers' consent by sidelining a top ministry official in the process. [16]

On 14 December 2019, Iltalehti released results of a survey in which 53% of people deemed Haavisto's actions wrong, while 32% saw them correct and 16% were unsure. [17]

On 18 December 2019, the parliament voted 110–79 in favor of Haavisto's confidence. [18] On the following day, 10 MPs filed a notion to the Constitutional Law Committee to request an inspection into the actions of Haavisto. [19] On 19 February 2020, the Constitutional Law Committee announced that it was requesting the Prosecutor General to start a preliminary investigation into Haavisto's actions. [20]

Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni was further criticized over an Instagram poll, in which she asked whether to evacuate "children only" or "children and mothers" from the camp. [21] After the post was panned by the public and representatives of human rights organizations, Kulmuni deleted the poll and apologized. [22]

Katri Kulmuni's resignation

Katri Kulmuni was found to have misappropriated funds by buying training and consulting services for herself and billing two ministries for this. [23] As a result, Kulmuni resigned and was replaced by Matti Vanhanen.

Politics

Citizens' initiatives

The Marin Cabinet initiated a citizens' initiative for the implementation of an aviation tax in February 2020. [24]

The Ministry of Finance studied the taxation of capital gains from Finland in emigration. In February 2020, the tax was implemented e.g. in Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands. [25]

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  25. ↑ Selvitys luonnollisten henkilöiden maastapoistumisverosta Suomessa asumisaikana kertyneen omaisuuden realisoitumattoman arvonnousun verotus maastamuuttotilanteessa Feb 2020
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