Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland (in Finnish Ulkoasiainministeri, in Swedish Utrikesminister) handles Finland's Foreign affairs. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Alexander Stubb.

Three ministers are attached to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland:

  • Minister for Foreign Affairs, responsible for foreign and security policy and general foreign service matters, Alexander Stubb.
  • Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, responsible for economic relations and development and the coordination of the country's relations with adjacent states, Paavo Väyrynen
  • Minister of Nordic Cooperation, planning and coordination of Finland's Nordic relations, Jan Vapaavuori. He also holds the office of Minister for Housing.

[edit] List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs

Period of Office Minister for Foreign Affairs
1918 Otto Stenroth
1918-1919 Carl Enckell
1919-1922 Rudolf Holsti
1922 Carl Enckell
1922-1924 Juho Heikki Vennola
1924 Carl Enckell
1924-1925 Hjalmar Procopé
1925 Karl Idman
1925-1926 Emil Nestor Setälä
1926-1927 Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa
1927-1931 Hjalmar Procopé
1931-1932 Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen
1932-1936 Anders Verner Hackzell
1936-1938 Rudolf Holsti
1938 Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa
1938-1939 Eljas Erkko
1939-1940 Väinö Tanner
1940-1943 Rolf Witting
1943-1944 Carl Henrik Ramsay
1944-1950 Carl Enckell
1950-1951 Åke Henrik Gartz
1951-1952 Sakari Tuomioja
1952-1953 Urho Kekkonen
1953-1954 Ralf Törngren
1954 Urho Kekkonen
1954-1956 Johannes Virolainen
1956-1957 Ralf Törngren
1957 Johannes Virolainen
1957-1958 Paavo Johannes Hynninen
1958 Johannes Virolainen
1958-1959 Karl-August Fagerholm
1959-1961 Ralf Törngren
1961 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
1961-1962 Ahti Karjalainen
1962-1963 Veli Kaarlo Merikoski
1963-1964 Eino Jaakko Untamo Hallama
1964-1970 Ahti Karjalainen
1970-1971 Väinö Olavi Leskinen
1971-1972 Olavi Johannes Mattila
1972 Kalevi Sorsa
1972-1975 Ahti Karjalainen
1975 Olavi Johannes Mattila
1975-1976 Kalevi Sorsa
1976-1977 Keijo Tero Korhonen
1977-1982 Paavo Väyrynen
1982-1983 Pär Olav Mikael Stenbäck
1983-1987 Paavo Väyrynen
1987-1989 Kalevi Sorsa
1989 - 1991 Pertti Paasio
1991 - 1993 Paavo Väyrynen
1993 - 1995 Heikki Johannes Haavisto
1995 Paavo Rantanen
1995 - 2000 Tarja Halonen
2000- 2007 Erkki Tuomioja
2007- 2008 Ilkka Kanerva
2008- present Alexander Stubb

[edit] See also

  • Antti Turunen, head of the Foreign Ministry's Eastern European and Central Asian department

[edit] References

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