Paavo Lipponen's second Cabinet
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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
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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
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
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| Minister | Term of office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen Paavo Lipponen Paavo Tapio Lipponen is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005... |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs Tarja Halonen Tarja Halonen Tarja Kaarina Halonen is the incumbent President of Finland. The first female to hold the office, Halonen had previously been a member of the parliament from 1979 to 2000 when she resigned after her election to the presidency... Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is currently a member of the Finnish Parliament.Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC... |
April 15, 1999 – February 25, 2000 February 25, 2000 – April 17, 2003 |
Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| Minister of Justice Johannes Koskinen Johannes Koskinen Hannu Erkki Johannes Koskinen is a Finnish politician and a lawyer as profession. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland .... |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| Minister of the Interior Kari Häkämies Ville Itälä Ville Itälä Ville Heimo Antero Itälä is a Finnish politician. He was elected member of the Finnish Parliament from the district of Finland Proper in 1995. Itälä served as the Minister of Interior under Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen in 2000–2003. He was elected chairman of the National Coalition Party ... |
April 15, 1999 – June 1, 2000 June 1, 2000 – April 17, 2003 |
National Coalition Party National Coalition Party |
| Minister of Defence Jan-Erik Enestam Jan-Erik Enestam Jan-Erik Enestam is a Finland-Swedish politician from the Swedish People's Party. He has a degree from the Åbo Akademi university in Turku.... |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
Swedish People's Party |
| Minister of Finance Sauli Niinistö Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician from National Coalition Party. He is also President of the Football Association of Finland. A lawyer by training, he was Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2003 and the National Coalition Party candidate in the 2006 presidential election... |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
National Coalition Party |
| Cordinate Minister of Finance Suvi-Anne Siimes Suvi-Anne Siimes Sini Maaria Suvi-Anne Siimes is a former chair of the Finnish Left Alliance. She quit the party in 2006 because she did not want to support the party's former taistoists .... |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
Left Alliance Left Alliance (Finland) The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990.... |
| Minister of Education Maija Rask |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Kalevi Hemilä Raimo Tammilehto Jari Koskinen Jari Koskinen Jari Antero Koskinen is a Finnish politician and the Minister for Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, as well as a former representative of the National Coalition Party in the Parliament of Finland. He also worked as a Minister for Agriculture and Forestry in Paavo Lipponen's second... |
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 Erkki Tuomioja Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is currently a member of the Finnish Parliament.Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC... Sinikka Mönkäre |
April 15, 1999 – February 25, 2000 February 25, 2000 – April 17, 2003 |
Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| 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 Eva Biaudet Eva Biaudet is the Finnish Ombudsman for Minorities. She is a former member of the Parliament of Finland in the parliamentary group of the Swedish People's Party and a former Minister of Health and Social Services. After the election of 2003 Biaudet did not want to become a cabinet minister... Osmo Soininvaara Osmo Soininvaara Osmo Heikki Kristian Soininvaara is a Finnish politician and writer. He served as Minister of Health on Social Services in Lipponen's second cabinet between 14 April 2000 and 19 April 2002. He was the leader of the Finnish Green League party from 2001 to 2005... Eva Biaudet Eva Biaudet Eva Biaudet is the Finnish Ombudsman for Minorities. She is a former member of the Parliament of Finland in the parliamentary group of the Swedish People's Party and a former Minister of Health and Social Services. After the election of 2003 Biaudet did not want to become a cabinet minister... |
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 Tarja Filatov Tarja Filatov is a Finnish member of Parliament representing the Häme constituency since 1995, and a former government minister. She belongs to the Social Democratic Party of Finland , and since February 2010 until April 2011 has been one of the two Deputy Speakers of the Parliament... |
April 15, 1999 – February 25, 2000 February 25, 2000 – April 17, 2003 |
Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| Minister of the Environment Satu Hassi Satu Hassi Satu Maijastiina Hassi is a Finnish politician, and Member of the European Parliament for the Green League. She served as the Minister of Environment and Development Co-Operation in Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet between 15 April 1999 and 31 May 2002; in accordance with her party's position on... Jouni Backman |
April 15, 1999 – May 31, 2002 May 31, 2002 – May 17, 2003 |
Green League Social Democrat Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... |
| 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 Martti Korhonen Martti Korhonen is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Left Alliance. He was first elected to the parliament in 1991 and as the chairperson of his party in 2006. Korhonen served as the Minister of Regional and Municipal affairs under Paavo Lipponen's second... |
April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003 |
Left Alliance Left Alliance (Finland) The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990.... |
| Minister of Foreign Trade Kimmo Sasi Jari Vilén Jari Vilén Jari Pekka Olavi Vilén is a Finnish politician and a diplomat. Mr. Vilén served in the Finnish Parliament, representing the National Coalition Party and the district of Lapland from 1999–2007.-Political life:... |
April 15, 1999 – January 4, 2002 January 4, 2002 – April 17,2003 |
National Coalition Party National Coalition Party |