Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet

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Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet
Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet

Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet (April 2007- ) is the 70th cabinet of Finland. The cabinet is a centre-right/green coalition, consisting of four parties: the Centre Party (fin. Suomen Keskusta, swe. Centern i Finland), the National Coalition Party (Kansallinen Kokoomus, Samlingspartiet), the Green League (Vihreä Liitto, Gröna Förbundet) and the Swedish People's Party (Ruotsalainen kansanpuolue, Svenska folkpartiet i Finland).

For the first time in history there are more women than men in the cabinet of Finland (12 vs. 8).

Minister Period of office Party
Prime Minister
Matti Vanhanen

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Finance
Jyrki Katainen

19 April 2007

NCP
Minister for Regional and Municipal Affairs
Mari Kiviniemi

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ilkka Kanerva
Alexander Stubb

19 April 20074 April 2008
4 April 2008

NCP
NCP
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
Paavo Väyrynen

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Defence
Jyri Häkämies

19 April 2007

NCP
Minister for Interior
Anne Holmlund

19 April 2007

NCP
Minister for EU and immigration
Astrid Thors

19 April 2007

SPP
Minister for Justice
Tuija Brax

19 April 2007

G
Minister for Education
Sari Sarkomaa

19 April 2007

NCP
Minister for Culture and Sports
Stefan Wallin

16 April 2007

SPP
Minister for Agriculture and forestry
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Transport
Anu Vehviläinen

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Communications
Suvi Lindén

19 April 2007

NCP
Minister for Trade
Mauri Pekkarinen

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Social Affairs and Health
Liisa Hyssälä

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Health and Social Services
Paula Risikko

19 April 2007

NCP
Minister for Labour
Tarja Cronberg

19 April 2007

G
Minister for Environment
Paula Lehtomäki

19 April 2007

C
Minister for Housing
Jan Vapaavuori

19 April 2007

NCP