Kekkonen I Cabinet

Kekkonen's first cabinet was the 33rd government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 17 March 1950 to 17 January 1951. It was a minority government. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.

Group picture of Kekkonen's first government March 18, 1950 at the President's palace.

During the cabinet's run, Kekkonen took a more significant role in the management of Soviet relations than president Paasikivi. For example, as Prime Minister, Kekkonen signed the Soviet-sponsored World Peace Council act banning atomic weapons. In June 1950, Kekkonen travelled to Moscow to agree on the first five-year agreement between Finnish-Soviet trade. The cabinet's foreign policy lead to an improvement in Finnish-Soviet relationships.

One of the cabinet's problems was the large inflation caused by the Korean War.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister		Urho Kekkonen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Åke Gartz	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Independent
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs		Sakari Tuomioja	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	National Progressive
Minister of Justice		Heikki Kannisto	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	National Progressive
Minister of Defence		Kustaa Tiitu	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Minister of the Interior		Urho Kekkonen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Deputy Minister of the Interior		Lauri Riikonen	March 17, 1950	September 30, 1950	Agrarian
		Johannes Virolainen	September 30, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Minister of Finance		Vieno Johannes Sukselainen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Deputy Minister of Finance		Nils Meinander	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Swedish People's
Minister of Education		Lennart Heljas	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Minister of Agriculture		Taavi Vilhula	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Deputy Minister of Agriculture		Eemil Luukka	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Minister of Transport and Public Works		Martti Miettunen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works		Kauno Kleemola	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
		Lauri Riikonen	March 24, 1950	March 31, 1950	Agrarian
		Vihtori Vesterinen	March 31, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
Minister of Trade and Industry		Sakari Tuomioja	March 17, 1950	September 30, 1950	National Progressive
		Teuvo Aura	September 30, 1950	January 17, 1951	National Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs		Ralf Törngren	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Swedish People's
Deputy Minister of Interior		Vihtori Vesterinen	March 17, 1950	January 17, 1951	Agrarian
		Kauno Kleemola	March 24, 1950	September 30, 1950	Agrarian
		Teuvo Aura	September 30, 1950	January 17, 1951	National Progressive