Lipponen II Cabinet

Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet was the 67th government of the Republic of Finland. The cabinet's time period was from April 15, 1999 to April 17, 2003. It was a majority government. The Green League left the government at May 31 in 2002 in protest against the government deciding to build the country's fifth nuclear power plant.

Minister Term of office Party
Prime Minister
Paavo Lipponen

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Social Democrat
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Tarja Halonen
Erkki Tuomioja

April 15, 1999 – February 25, 2000
February 25, 2000 – April 17, 2003

Social Democrat
Social Democrat
Minister of Justice
Johannes Koskinen

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Social Democrat
Minister of the Interior
Kari Häkämies
Ville Itälä

April 15, 1999 – June 1, 2000
June 1, 2000 – April 17, 2003

National Coalition Party
National Coalition Party
Minister of Defence
Jan-Erik Enestam

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Swedish People's Party
Minister of Finance
Sauli Niinistö

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

National Coalition Party
Cordinate Minister of Finance
Suvi-Anne Siimes

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Left Alliance
Minister of Education
Maija Rask

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Social Democrat
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Kalevi Hemilä
Raimo Tammilehto
Jari Koskinen

April 15, 1999 – February 1, 2002
February 1, 2002 – May 31, 2002
May 31, 2002 – April 17, 2003

neutral
neutral
National Coalition Party
Minister of Transport
Olli-Pekka Heinonen

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

National Coalition Party
Minister of Transport and Communications
Olli-Pekka Heinonen
Kimmo Sasi

October 1, 2000 – January 4, 2002
January 4, 2002 – April 17, 2003

National Coalition Party
National Coalition Party
Minister of Trade and Industry
Erkki Tuomioja
Sinikka Mönkäre

April 15, 1999 – February 25, 2000
February 25, 2000 – April 17, 2003

Social Democrat
Social Democrat
Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Maija Perho

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

National Coalition Party
National Coalition Party
Minister of Health and Social Services
Eva Biaudet
Osmo Soininvaara
Eva Biaudet

April 15, 1999 – April 25, 2000
April 14, 2000 – April 19, 2002
April 19, 2002 – April 17, 2003

Swedish People's Party
Green League
Swedish People's Party
Minister of Labour
Sinikka Mönkäre
Tarja Filatov

April 15, 1999 – February 25, 2000
February 25, 2000 – April 17, 2003

Social Democrat
Social Democrat
Minister of the Environment
Satu Hassi
Jouni Backman

April 15, 1999 – May 31, 2002
May 31, 2002 – May 17, 2003

Green League
Social Democrat
Minister of Culture
Suvi Lindén
Kaarina Dromberg

April 15, 1999 – June 5, 2002
June 5, 2002 – April 17, 2003

National Coalition Party
National Coalition Party
Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs
Martti Korhonen

April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Left Alliance
Minister of Foreign Trade
Kimmo Sasi
Jari Vilén

April 15, 1999 – January 4, 2002
January 4, 2002 – April 17,2003

National Coalition Party
National Coalition Party
Preceded by
Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet
Cabinet of Finland
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003
Succeeded by
Anneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet