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Orpo Cabinet

77th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed20 June 2023
People and organisations
Head of stateSauli Niinistö
Head of governmentPetteri Orpo
No. of ministers19
Member partiesNational Coalition Party
Finns Party
Swedish People's Party
Christian Democrats
Status in legislatureMajority
108 / 200 (54%)
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Centre Party
Left Alliance
Green League
Movement Now
History
Election2023
PredecessorMarin Cabinet

The Orpo Cabinet is the incoming 77th government of Finland. It was formed following the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election and succeeds the Marin Cabinet led by the Social Democrats. The cabinet is headed by Petteri Orpo and is a coalition between the National Coalition Party, Finns Party, the Swedish People's Party, and the Christian Democrats.

Ministers

Out of the total 19 ministerial posts, eight ministers are from the National Coalition, seven from the Finns, three from the Swedish People's Party, and one from the Christian Democrats.[1][2][3]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister deputising for the Prime Minister22 June 2023Incumbent Finns
Minister of Finance
Riikka Purra
22 June 2023Incumbent Finns
Minister of Education22 June 2023Incumbent RKP
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry22 June 2023Incumbent KD
Minister of Defence22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of Economic Affairs22 June 2023Incumbent Finns
Minister of Employment22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering22 June 2023Incumbent RKP
Minister of Exercise, Sports, and Youth22 June 2023Incumbent RKP
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Affairs22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of the Interior22 June 2023Incumbent Finns
Minister of Justice22 June 2023Incumbent Finns
Minister of Local Government22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of Science and Culture22 June 2023Incumbent National Coalition
Minister of Social Affairs and Health22 June 2023Incumbent Finns
Minister of Transport and Communications22 June 2023Incumbent Finns

References

  • A strong and committed Finland : Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government 20 June 2023. Helsinki: Finnish Government. 2023. ISBN 978-952-383-802-4.
  1. ^ "Finland's conservative party picks ministers for right-wing coalition government – The Seattle Times". www.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  2. ^ "Petteri Orpo to be Finland's new prime minister". POLITICO. 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
  3. ^ Kumar, Natasha (2023-06-18). "Here are the ministers of basic Finns - Speaker from Halla-ahota". The Times Hub. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
Preceded by Petteri Orpo's cabinet
2023 —
Succeeded by
Incumbent