Mauno Pekkala's cabinet[a] was the 31st government of the Republic of Finland. The cabinet's time period was from March 26, 1946, to August 29, 1948. It was a majority government.[1] Pekkala's cabinet did many major reforms including the child benefit security.
Ministers
| Portfolio
|
Minister
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Party
|
| Prime Minister
|
Mauno Pekkala
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Deputy Prime Minister
|
Yrjö Kallinen
|
March 26, 1946
|
April 6, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Hertta Kuusinen
|
April 6, 1948
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
Carl Enckell
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Independent
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
|
Reinhold Svento
|
March 26, 1946
|
April 30, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Uuno Takki
|
March 27, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister of the Interior
|
Yrjö Leino
|
March 26, 1946
|
May 22, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Eino Kilpi
|
May 26, 1948
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Interior
|
Paavo A. Viding
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Minister of Defence
|
Mauno Pekkala
|
March 26, 1946
|
March 27, 1946
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Yrjö Kallinen
|
March 27, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Defence
|
Mauno Pekkala
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Minister of Finance
|
Ralf Törngren
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Swedish People's
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Finance
|
Onni Hiltunen
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister of Education
|
Eino Kilpi
|
March 26, 1946
|
May 26, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Lennart Heljas
|
May 26, 1948
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Minister of Agriculture
|
Vihtori Vesterinen
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture
|
Paavo A. Viding
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Minister of Transport and Public Works
|
Lauri Kaijalainen
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works
|
Erkki Härmä
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister of Trade and Industry
|
Uuno Takki
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister of Social Affairs
|
Matti Janhunen
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs
|
Lennart Heljas
|
March 26, 1946
|
May 26, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Erkki Härmä
|
April 12, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Onni Peltonen
|
May 26, 1948
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister of Public Welfare
|
Taavi Vilhula
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Agrarian
|
| Minister at the Ministry of Public Welfare
|
Yrjö Murto
|
March 26, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
| Erkki Härmä
|
April 12, 1946
|
August 29, 1948
|
|
Social Democratic
|
| Minister without portfolio
|
Hertta Kuusinen
|
May 26, 1948
|
June 4, 1948
|
|
People's Democratic League
|
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