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.

Kekkonen's First Cabinet
33rd Cabinet of Finland
Group picture of Kekkonen's first government March 18, 1950 at the President's palace.
Date formed	17 March 1950
Date dissolved	17 January 1951
People and organisations
President	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
No. of ministers	11
Total no. of members	19
Member parties	Agrarian League National Progressive Party Swedish People's Party
Status in legislature	Minority 74 / 200 (37%)
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party Finnish People's Democratic League National Coalition Party Åland Coalition
History
Predecessor	Fagerholm I Cabinet
Successor	Kekkonen II Cabinet

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

Key

• ^RES Resigned

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen	March 17, 1950	Kekkonen IV Cabinet		Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Åke Gartz	March 17, 1950	Kekkonen II Cabinet		Independent
Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs	Sakari Tuomioja	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		National Progressive
Minister of Justice	Heikki Kannisto	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		National Progressive
Minister of the Interior	Urho Kekkonen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of the Interior	Lauri Riikonen	March 17, 1950	September 30, 1950 RES		Agrarian
	Johannes Virolainen	September 30, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister of Defence	Kustaa Tiitu	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister of Finance	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Finance	Nils Meinander	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Swedish People's
Minister of Education	Lennart Heljas	March 17, 1950	Kekkonen II Cabinet		Agrarian
Minister of Agriculture	Taavi Vilhula	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture	Eemil Luukka	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister of Transport and Public Works	Martti Miettunen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works	Kauno Kleemola	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
	Lauri Riikonen	March 24, 1950	March 31, 1950 RES		Agrarian
	Vihtori Vesterinen	March 31, 1950	January 17, 1951		Agrarian
Minister of Trade and Industry	Sakari Tuomioja	March 17, 1950	September 30, 1950 RES		National Progressive
	Teuvo Aura	September 30, 1950	January 17, 1951		National Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs	Ralf Törngren	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951		Swedish People's