Kekkonen I Cabinet

Kekkonen's first cabinet was the 33rd government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 17 March 1950 to 17 January 1951. It was a minority government. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.

Group picture of Kekkonen's first government March 18, 1950 at the President's palace.

During the cabinet's run, Kekkonen took a more significant role in the management of Soviet relations than president Paasikivi. For example, as Prime Minister, Kekkonen signed the Soviet-sponsored World Peace Council act banning atomic weapons. In June 1950, Kekkonen travelled to Moscow to agree on the first five-year agreement between Finnish-Soviet trade. The cabinet's foreign policy lead to an improvement in Finnish-Soviet relationships.

One of the cabinet's problems was the large inflation caused by the Korean War.

Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister Urho KekkonenMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs Åke GartzMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Independent
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sakari TuomiojaMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951National Progressive
Minister of Justice Heikki KannistoMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951National Progressive
Minister of Defence Kustaa TiituMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Minister of the Interior Urho KekkonenMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Deputy Minister of the Interior Lauri RiikonenMarch 17, 1950September 30, 1950Agrarian
 Johannes VirolainenSeptember 30, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Minister of Finance Vieno Johannes SukselainenMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Deputy Minister of Finance Nils MeinanderMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Swedish People's
Minister of Education Lennart HeljasMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Minister of Agriculture Taavi VilhulaMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Eemil LuukkaMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Minister of Transport and Public Works Martti MiettunenMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works Kauno KleemolaMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
 Lauri RiikonenMarch 24, 1950March 31, 1950Agrarian
 Vihtori VesterinenMarch 31, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
Minister of Trade and Industry Sakari TuomiojaMarch 17, 1950September 30, 1950National Progressive
 Teuvo AuraSeptember 30, 1950January 17, 1951National Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs Ralf TörngrenMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Swedish People's
Deputy Minister of Interior Vihtori VesterinenMarch 17, 1950January 17, 1951Agrarian
 Kauno KleemolaMarch 24, 1950September 30, 1950Agrarian
 Teuvo AuraSeptember 30, 1950January 17, 1951National Progressive
Preceded by
Fagerholm I
Cabinet of Finland
March 17, 1950–January 17, 1951
Succeeded by
Kekkonen II
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