Prime Minister of Finland
The Prime Minister (, Swedish : statsminister ) is the Head of Government of Finland . The Prime Minister is appointed by the President , who is the Head of State . The current Prime Minister is Matti Vanhanen of the Centre Party .
Overview
Under the provisions of the new Constitution of Finland (enacted in 2000), the President nominates a Prime Minister after the parties in the Eduskunta Council of State and the government's programme. Parliament must ratify the nominated Prime Minister with an absolute majority in a vote without other candidates. If the nominee doesn't receive sufficient support, then a new round of negotiations and a second nomination by the President follows. If the second nominee also fails to gain an absolute majority, then a third vote occurs, in which any member of Parliament can nominate a candidate; in this round a plurality is sufficient for election. The President's formal appointment follows Parliament's election.
The above procedure was first used to elect Anneli Jäätteenmäki to the Prime Ministership in 2003. Previously it was assumed that the President would nominate the candidate who in a third round of voting would have gained a relative majority, usually the leader of the largest party. Before the new Constitution came into force, full formal powers to appoint the Prime Minister and the rest of the Council of State had been the privilege of the President, who was free to diverge from parliamentary principles, although ministers appointed had to have the confidence of the Parliament.
The Prime Minister nominates the remaining members of the Council of State, who are then, with the consent of Parliament, appointed by the President.
In 1918, the Finnish Senate was transformed into the Council of State (or cabinet ) of Finland, and the position of Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate was transformed into that of a Prime Minister . Kesäranta (in Swedish Villa Bjälbo), located in the Meilahti area of Helsinki , has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland since 1919.
Since its independence (declared on December 6 , 1917 ), Finland has had 86 cabinets, the longest lasting being the two cabinets of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen , both lasting 1,464 days.
List of Prime Ministers
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Prime Ministers of Finland
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from:27/11/1917 till:27/05/1918 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
from:27/05/1918 till:27/11/1918 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Juho Kusti Paasikivi
from:27/11/1918 till:17/04/1919 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Lauri Ingman
from:17/04/1919 till:15/08/1919 shift:($dx,$dy) color:ep text:Kaarlo Castrén
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from:15/03/1920 till:09/04/1921 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Rafael Erich
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from:02/06/1922 till:14/11/1922 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Aimo Cajander
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from:31/03/1925 till:31/12/1925 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Antti Tulenheimo
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from:13/12/1926 till:17/12/1927 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Väinö Tanner
from:17/12/1927 till:22/12/1928 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Juho Sunila
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from:14/12/1932 till:07/10/1936 shift:($dx,$dy) color:ep text:Toivo Mikael Kivimäki
from:07/10/1936 till:12/03/1937 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Kyösti Kallio
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from:01/12/1939 till:04/01/1941 shift:($dx,$dy) color:ep text:Risto Ryti
from:04/01/1941 till:05/03/1943 shift:($dx,$dy) color:ep text:Johan Wilhelm Rangell
from:05/03/1943 till:08/08/1944 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Edwin Linkomies
from:08/08/1944 till:21/09/1944 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Antti Hackzell
from:21/09/1944 till:17/11/1944 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Urho Castrén
from:17/11/1944 till:26/03/1946 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Juho Kusti Paasikivi
from:26/03/1946 till:29/07/1948 shift:($dx,$dy) color:skdl text:Mauno Pekkala
from:29/07/1948 till:17/03/1950 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Karl-August Fagerholm
from:17/03/1950 till:17/11/1953 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Urho Kekkonen
from:17/11/1953 till:05/05/1954 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Sakari Tuomioja
from:05/05/1954 till:20/10/1954 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Ralf Törngren
from:20/10/1954 till:03/03/1956 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Urho Kekkonen
from:03/03/1956 till:27/05/1957 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Karl-August Fagerholm
from:27/05/1957 till:29/11/1957 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:V. J. Sukselainen
from:29/11/1957 till:26/04/1958 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Rainer von Fieandt
from:26/04/1958 till:29/08/1958 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Reino Kuuskoski
from:29/08/1958 till:13/01/1959 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Karl-August Fagerholm
from:13/01/1959 till:14/07/1961 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:V. J. Sukselainen
from:14/07/1961 till:13/04/1962 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Martti Miettunen
from:13/04/1962 till:18/12/1963 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Ahti Karjalainen
from:18/12/1963 till:12/09/1964 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Reino Ragnar Lehto
from:12/09/1964 till:27/05/1966 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Johannes Virolainen
from:27/05/1966 till:22/03/1968 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Rafael Paasio
from:22/03/1968 till:14/05/1970 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Mauno Koivisto
from:14/05/1970 till:15/07/1970 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Teuvo Aura
from:15/07/1970 till:29/10/1971 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Ahti Karjalainen
from:29/10/1971 till:23/02/1972 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Teuvo Aura
from:23/02/1972 till:04/09/1972 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Rafael Paasio
from:04/09/1972 till:13/06/1975 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Kalevi Sorsa
from:13/06/1975 till:30/11/1975 shift:($dx,$dy) color:muu text:Keijo Liinamaa
from:30/11/1975 till:15/05/1977 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Martti Miettunen
from:15/05/1977 till:26/05/1979 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Kalevi Sorsa
from:26/05/1979 till:19/02/1982 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Mauno Koivisto
from:19/02/1982 till:30/04/1987 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Kalevi Sorsa
from:30/04/1987 till:26/04/1991 shift:($dx,$dy) color:kokoomus text:Harri Holkeri
from:26/04/1991 till:13/04/1995 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Esko Aho
from:13/04/1995 till:17/04/2003 shift:($dx,$dy) color:sdp text:Paavo Lipponen
from:17/04/2003 till:24/06/2003 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Anneli Jäätteenmäki
from:24/06/2003 till:17/04/2008 shift:($dx,$dy) color:keskusta text:Matti Vanhanen
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Living former Prime Ministers
See also
External links
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