Vanhanen's Second Cabinet | |
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70th Cabinet of Finland | |
Date formed | 19 April 2007 |
Date dissolved | 20 June 2010 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Tarja Halonen |
Head of government | Matti Vanhanen |
Member parties | Centre Party National Coalition Party Green League Swedish People's Party |
Status in legislature | Majority 125 / 200 (63%) |
History | |
Election(s) | 2007 Finnish parliamentary election |
Predecessor | Vanhanen I Cabinet |
Successor | Kiviniemi Cabinet |
The second cabinet of Matti Vanhanen was the 70th cabinet and Government of Finland. [1] The cabinet held office from 19 April 2007 to 20 June 2010. The cabinet was a centre-right-led coalition, consisting of four parties: the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People's Party.
During Vanhanen's second cabinet, for the first time in history, there were more women (12) than men (8) in a Finnish government.
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Finance Deputy Prime Minister | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | ||
Minister of Public Administration and Local Government | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 19 April 2007 | 4 April 2008 | National Coalition | ||
4 April 2008 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | |||
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Defence | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | ||
Minister for Interior | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | ||
Minister for Europe and immigration | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | RKP | ||
Minister for Justice | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | the Greens | ||
Minister for Education | 19 April 2007 | 19 December 2008 | National Coalition | ||
19 December 2008 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | |||
Minister for Culture and Sports | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | RKP | ||
Minister for Agriculture and forestry | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Transport | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Communications | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | ||
Minister of Economic Affairs | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Social Affairs and Health | 19 April 2007 | 24 May 2010 | Centre | ||
24 May 2010 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | |||
Minister for Health and Social Services | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition | ||
Minister for Labour | 19 April 2007 | 26 June 2009 | the Greens | ||
26 June 2009 | 22 June 2010 | the Greens | |||
Minister for Environment | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | Centre | ||
Minister for Housing | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2010 | National Coalition |
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