Stubb Cabinet

Alexander Stubb's cabinet

73rd Cabinet of Finland
Incumbent
Date formed 24 June 2014
People and organizations
Head of government Alexander Stubb
Head of state Sauli Niinistö
Number of ministers 17
Member party National Coalition Party
Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Green League (until September 2014)
Swedish People's Party (SPP)
Christian Democrats
History
Previous Jyrki Katainen's cabinet

Alexander Stubb's cabinet is the 73rd Government of Finland, which came into office on 24 June 2014. It succeeded Jyrki Katainen's cabinet.

In September 2014 Green League decided to depart the government after the majority of the cabinet voted to approve a new decision-in-principle for the Fennovoima nuclear project.[1] The portfolios held by Green Legue were divided between the leading National Coalition Party and Social Democratic Party, so that Sirpa Paatero was chosen as the Minister for International Development and Sanni Grahn-Laasonen as Minister of the Environment.[2]

Portfolios

The NCP has six ministers in the Cabinet as does the SDP. The Green League and the SPP have two ministers each and the Christian Democrats has one.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister Alexander Stubb24 June 2014IncumbentNational Coalition
Minister of Finance
Deputy Prime Minister		 Antti Rinne24 June 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja24 June 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Lenita Toivakka24 June 2014IncumbentNational Coalition
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson24 June 2014IncumbentSwedish People's
Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen24 June 2014IncumbentChristian Democrat
Minister for International Development Pekka Haavisto24 June 201426 September 2014Green League
 Sirpa Paatero26 September 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister of Defence Carl Haglund24 June 2014IncumbentSwedish People's
Minister of Transport and Local Government Paula Risikko24 June 2014IncumbentNational Coalition
Minister of Education and Communications Krista Kiuru24 June 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister of Culture and Housing Pia Viitanen24 June 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Petteri Orpo24 June 2014IncumbentNational Coalition
Minister of Economic Affairs Jan Vapaavuori24 June 2014IncumbentNational Coalition
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Laura Räty24 June 2014IncumbentNational Coalition
Minister of Health and Social Services Susanna Huovinen24 June 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister of Labour Lauri Ihalainen24 June 2014IncumbentSocial Democratic
Minister of the Environment Ville Niinistö24 June 201426 September 2014Green League
 Sanni Grahn-Laasonen26 September 2014IncumbentNational Coalition

Environmental policy

The new environmental minister Sanni Grahn-Laasonen appointed by Stubb cancelled the environmental program intended to protect the wet lands, favouring instead an approach based on voluntary protection. Former minister Ville Niinistö criticised the decision.[3] The Greens left the cabinet following the cabinet's decision to back a new nuclear plant with ties to Rosatom.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://yle.fi/uutiset/green_party_votes_unanimously_to_leave_government/7482977
  2. ↑ http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/Sdp+valitsi+uudeksi+kehitysyhteisty%C3%B6ministeriksi+Sirpa+Paateron/a1411629370760
  3. ↑ Ville Niinistö Grahn-Laasosen suopäätöksestä: Ennennäkemätöntä! Yle 15.10.2014
Preceded by
Jyrki Katainen's cabinet		 Alexander Stubb's cabinet
24 June 2014 — 		Succeeded by
Incumbent