Rulers: Finland
Ministries, etc.
Key ministries
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
27 May 1918 - 27 Nov 1918 Otto Stenroth (b. 1861 - d. 1939)
27 Nov 1918 - 28 Apr 1919 Carl Enckell (1st time) (b. 1876 - d. 1959)
28 Apr 1919 - 2 Jun 1922 Eino Rudolf Woldemar Holsti
(1st time) (b. 1881 - d. 1945)
2 Jun 1922 - 14 Nov 1922 Carl Enckell (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Nov 1922 - 18 Jan 1924 Juho Heikki Vennola (b. 1872 - d. 1938)
18 Jan 1924 - 31 May 1924 Carl Enckell (3rd time) (s.a.)
31 May 1924 - 31 Mar 1925 Hjalmar Procopé (1st time) (b. 1889 - d. 1954)
31 Mar 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 Karl Gustaf Idman (b. 1885 - d. 1961)
31 Dec 1925 - 13 Dec 1926 Eemil Nestor Setälä (b. 1864 - d. 1935)
13 Dec 1926 - 17 Dec 1927 Väinö Voionmaa (1st time) (b. 1869 - d. 1947)
17 Dec 1927 - 21 Mar 1931 Hjalmar Procopé (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Mar 1931 - 15 Dec 1932 Aarno Armas Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (b. 1885 - d. 1951)
15 Dec 1932 - 7 Oct 1936 Antti Hackzell (b. 1881 - d. 1946)
7 Oct 1936 - 16 Nov 1938 Eino Rudolf Woldemar Holsti
(2nd time) (s.a.)
16 Nov 1938 - 12 Dec 1938 Väinö Voionmaa (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Dec 1938 - 1 Dec 1939 Juho Eljas Erkko (b. 1895 - d. 1965)
1 Dec 1939 - 27 Mar 1940 Väinö Tanner (b. 1881 - d. 1966)
27 Mar 1940 - 5 Mar 1943 Rolf Johan Witting (b. 1879 - d. 1944)
5 Mar 1943 - 8 Aug 1944 Carl Henrik Wolter Ramsay (b. 1886 - d. 1951)
8 Aug 1944 - 17 Mar 1950 Carl Enckell (4th time) (s.a.)
17 Mar 1950 - 20 Sep 1951 Åke Gartz (b. 1888 - d. 1974)
20 Sep 1951 - 26 Nov 1952 Sakari Tuomioja (b. 1911 - d. 1964)
26 Nov 1952 - 9 Jul 1953 Urho Kekkonen (1st time) (b. 1900 - d. 1986)
9 Jul 1953 - 5 May 1954 Ralf Törngren (1st time) (b. 1899 - d. 1961)
5 May 1954 - 20 Oct 1954 Urho Kekkonen (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Oct 1954 - 3 Mar 1956 Johannes Virolainen (1st time) (b. 1914 - d. 2000)
3 Mar 1956 - 27 May 1957 Ralf Törngren (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 May 1957 - 29 Nov 1957 Johannes Virolainen (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Nov 1957 - 29 Aug 1958 Paavo Juho Hynninen (b. 1883 - d. 1960)
29 Aug 1958 - 4 Dec 1958 Johannes Virolainen (3rd time) (s.a.)
4 Dec 1958 - 13 Jan 1959 Karl-August Fagerholm (acting) (b. 1901 - d. 1984)
13 Jan 1959 - 16 May 1961 Ralf Törngren (3rd time) (s.a.)
16 May 1961 - 19 Jun 1961 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen (b. 1906 - d. 1995)
(acting)
19 Jun 1961 - 13 Apr 1962 Ahti Karjalainen (1st time) (b. 1923 - d. 1990)
13 Apr 1962 - 18 Dec 1963 Veli Kaarlo Merikoski (b. 1905 - d. 1982)
18 Dec 1963 - 12 Sep 1964 Jaakko Hallama (b. 1917 - d. 1996)
12 Sep 1964 - 14 May 1970 Ahti Karjalainen (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 May 1970 - 29 Oct 1971 Väinö Olavi Leskinen (b. 1917 - d. 1972)
29 Oct 1971 - 23 Feb 1972 Olavi J. Mattila (1st time) (b. 1918 - d. 2013)
23 Feb 1972 - 4 Sep 1972 Kalevi Sorsa (1st time) (b. 1930 - d. 2004)
4 Sep 1972 - 13 Jun 1975 Ahti Karjalainen (3rd time) (s.a.)
13 Jun 1975 - 30 Nov 1975 Olavi J. Mattila (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Nov 1975 - 29 Sep 1976 Kalevi Sorsa (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Sep 1976 - 15 May 1977 Keijo Korhonen (b. 1934 - d. 2022)
15 May 1977 - 19 Feb 1982 Paavo Väyrynen (1st time) (b. 1946)
19 Feb 1982 - 6 May 1983 Pär Stenbäck (b. 1941)
6 May 1983 - 30 Apr 1987 Paavo Väyrynen (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Apr 1987 - 31 Jan 1989 Kalevi Sorsa (3rd time) (s.a.)
1 Feb 1989 - 26 Apr 1991 Pertti Paasio (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
26 Apr 1991 - 5 May 1993 Paavo Väyrynen (3rd time) (s.a.)
5 May 1993 - 3 Feb 1995 Heikki Haavisto (b. 1935 - d. 2022)
3 Feb 1995 - 13 Apr 1995 Paavo Rantanen (b. 1934)
13 Apr 1995 - 25 Feb 2000 Tarja Halonen (f) (b. 1943)
25 Feb 2000 - 19 Apr 2007 Erkki Tuomioja (1st time) (b. 1946)
19 Apr 2007 - 4 Apr 2008 Ilkka Kanerva (b. 1948 - d. 2022)
4 Apr 2008 - 22 Jun 2011 Alexander Stubb (b. 1968)
22 Jun 2011 - 29 May 2015 Erkki Tuomioja (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 May 2015 - 6 Jun 2019 Timo Soini (b. 1962)
6 Jun 2019 - Pekka Haavisto (b. 1958)
Defense
Ministers
- War -
27 May 1918 - 27 Nov 1918 Wilhelm Thesleff (b. 1880 - d. 1941)
27 Nov 1918 - 15 Aug 1919 Rudolf Waldén (1st time) (b. 1878 - d. 1946)
15 Aug 1919 - 15 Mar 1920 Karl Emil Berg (b. 1869 - d. 1921)
15 Mar 1920 - 9 Apr 1921 Bruno Jalander (1st time) (b. 1872 - d. 1966)
9 Apr 1921 - 3 Sep 1921 Onni Hämäläinen (b. 1885 - d. 1954)
3 Sep 1921 - 2 Jun 1922 Bruno Jalander (2nd time) (s.a.)
- Defense -
2 Jun 1922 - 22 Jun 1923 Bruno Jalander (s.a.)
22 Jun 1923 - 16 Aug 1923 Kyösti Kallio (b. 1873 - d. 1940)
16 Aug 1923 - 18 Jan 1924 Wilho Petter Nenonen (b. 1883 - d. 1960)
18 Jan 1924 - 11 Mar 1924 Viktor Schvindt (b. 1866 - d. 1928)
11 Mar 1924 - 31 May 1924 Ivar Aminoff (b. 1868 - d. 1931)
31 May 1924 - 31 Mar 1925 Lauri Malmberg (b. 1888 - d. 1948)
31 Mar 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 Aleksander Lampén (b. 1879 - d. 1935)
31 Dec 1925 - 13 Dec 1926 Leonard Hjelmman (b. 1869 - d. 1952)
13 Dec 1926 - 17 Dec 1927 Kaarlo Heinonen (b. 1878 - d. 1944)
17 Dec 1927 - 22 Dec 1928 Jalo Lahdensuo (1st time) (b. 1882 - d. 1973)
22 Dec 1928 - 16 Aug 1929 Aimo Kaarlo Cajander (b. 1879 - d. 1943)
16 Aug 1929 - 4 Jul 1930 Juho Niukkanen (1st time) (b. 1888 - d. 1954)
4 Jul 1930 - 21 Mar 1931 Albin Manner (b. 1888 - d. 1954)
21 Mar 1931 - 14 Dec 1932 Jalo Lahdensuo (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Dec 1932 - 12 Mar 1937 Arvi Oksala (b. 1891 - d. 1949)
12 Mar 1937 - 27 Mar 1940 Juho Niukkanen (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Mar 1940 - 1 Dec 1944 Rudolf Waldén (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Dec 1944 - 17 Apr 1945 Väinö Valve (b. 1895 - d. 1995)
17 Apr 1945 - 27 Mar 1946 Mauno Pekkala (b. 1890 - d. 1952)
27 Mar 1946 - 29 Jul 1948 Yrjö Kallinen (b. 1886 - d. 1976)
29 Jul 1948 - 17 Mar 1950 Emil Skog (1st time) (b. 1897 - d. 1981)
17 Mar 1950 - 17 Jan 1951 Kustaa Tiitu (b. 1896 - d. 1990)
17 Jan 1951 - 9 Jul 1953 Emil Skog (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Jul 1953 - 17 Nov 1953 Kauno Kleemola (b. 1906 - d. 1965)
17 Nov 1953 - 5 May 1954 Päiviö Hetemäki (b. 1913 - d. 1980)
5 May 1954 - 27 May 1957 Emil Skog (3rd time) (s.a.)
27 May 1957 - 2 Sep 1957 Atte Pakkanen (b. 1912 - d. 1994)
2 Sep 1957 - 29 Nov 1957 Pekka Malinen (b. 1921 - d. 2004)
29 Nov 1957 - 26 Apr 1958 Kalle Lehmus (b. 1907 - d. 1987)
26 Apr 1958 - 29 Aug 1958 Lars Björkenheim (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1965)
29 Aug 1958 - 13 Jan 1959 Toivo Wiherheimo (b. 1898 - d. 1970)
13 Jan 1959 - 14 Jul 1961 Leo Häppölä (b. 1911 - d. 1998)
14 Jul 1961 - 13 Apr 1962 Lars Björkenheim (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Apr 1962 - 18 Dec 1963 Arvo Pentti (1st time) (b. 1915 - d. 1986)
18 Dec 1963 - 12 Sep 1964 Kaarlo Leinonen (b. 1914 - d. 1975)
12 Sep 1964 - 27 May 1966 Arvo Pentti (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 May 1966 - 14 May 1970 Sulo Suorttanen (b. 1921 - d. 2005)
14 May 1970 - 15 Jul 1970 Arvo Pentti (3rd time) (s.a.)
15 Jul 1970 - 29 Oct 1971 Kristian Gestrin (1st time) (b. 1929 - d. 1990)
29 Oct 1971 - 23 Feb 1972 Arvo Pentti (4th time) (s.a.)
23 Feb 1972 - 4 Sep 1972 Sulo Hostila (b. 1920 - d. 2002)
4 Sep 1972 - 30 Sep 1974 Kristian Gestrin (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Oct 1974 - 13 Jun 1975 Carl-Olaf Homén (b. 1936)
13 Jun 1975 - 30 Nov 1975 Erkki Huurtamo (b. 1917 - d. 1999)
30 Nov 1975 - 29 Sep 1976 Ingvar S. Melin (b. 1932 - d. 2011)
29 Sep 1976 - 15 May 1977 Seppo Westerlund (b. 1930 - d. 2014)
15 May 1977 - 26 May 1979 Taisto Tähkämaa (b. 1924)
26 May 1979 - 19 Feb 1982 Lasse Äikäs (b. 1932 - d. 1988)
19 Feb 1982 - 6 May 1983 Juhani Saukkonen (b. 1937)
6 May 1983 - 30 Apr 1987 Veikko Pihlajamäki (b. 1922 - d. 2007)
30 Apr 1987 - 13 Jun 1990 Ole Norrback (b. 1941)
13 Jun 1990 - 31 Dec 1994 Elisabeth Rehn (f) (b. 1935)
1 Jan 1995 - 13 Apr 1995 Jan-Erik Enestam (1st time) (b. 1947)
13 Apr 1995 - 15 Apr 1999 Anneli Taina (f) (b. 1951)
15 Apr 1999 - 17 Apr 2003 Jan-Erik Enestam (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Apr 2003 - 24 Jun 2003 Matti Vanhanen (b. 1955)
24 Jun 2003 - 19 Apr 2007 Seppo Kääriäinen (b. 1948)
19 Apr 2007 - 22 Jun 2011 Jyri Häkämies (b. 1961)
22 Jun 2011 - 5 Jul 2012 Stefan Wallin (b. 1967)
5 Jul 2012 - 29 May 2015 Carl Haglund (b. 1979)
29 May 2015 - 6 Jun 2019 Jussi Niinistö (b. 1970)
6 Jun 2019 - Antti Kaikkonen (b. 1974)
5 Jan 2023 - 28 Feb 2023 Mikko Savola (b. 1981)
(acting for Kaikkonen)
Finance
Ministers
27 Nov 1917 - 27 Nov 1918 Juhani Arajärvi (b. 1881 - d. 1956)
27 Nov 1918 - 17 Apr 1919 Kaarlo Castrén (b. 1860 - d. 1938)
17 Apr 1919 - 15 Aug 1919 August Ramsay (b. 1859 - d. 1943)
15 Aug 1919 - 15 Mar 1920 Johannes Lundson (b. 1867 - d. 1939)
15 Mar 1920 - 9 Apr 1921 Jonathan Wartiovaara (b. 1875 - d. 1937)
9 Apr 1921 - 2 Jun 1922 Risto Heikki Ryti (1st time) (b. 1889 - d. 1956)
2 Jun 1922 - 14 Nov 1922 Ernst Gråsten (b. 1865 - d. 1942)
14 Nov 1922 - 18 Jan 1924 Risto Heikki Ryti (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Jan 1924 - 31 May 1924 Hugo Relander (1st time) (b. 1865 - d. 1947)
31 May 1924 - 31 Mar 1925 Yrjö Pulkkinen (b. 1875 - d. 1945)
31 Mar 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 Hugo Relander (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Dec 1925 - 13 Dec 1926 Kyösti Järvinen (1st time) (b. 1869 - d. 1957)
13 Dec 1926 - 17 Dec 1927 Hannes Ryömä (b. 1878 - d. 1939)
17 Dec 1927 - 22 Dec 1928 Juho Niukkanen (1st time) (b. 1888 - d. 1954)
22 Dec 1928 - 16 Aug 1929 Hugo Relander (3rd time) (s.a.)
16 Aug 1929 - 4 Jul 1930 Tyko Reinikka (b. 1887 - d. 1964)
4 Jul 1930 - 21 Mar 1931 Juho Heikki Vennola (b. 1872 - d. 1938)
21 Mar 1931 - 15 Dec 1932 Kyösti Järvinen (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Dec 1932 - 7 Oct 1936 Hugo Relander (4th time) (s.a.)
7 Oct 1936 - 12 Mar 1937 Juho Niukkanen (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Mar 1937 - 1 Dec 1939 Väinö Tanner (1st time) (b. 1881 - d. 1966)
1 Dec 1939 - 22 May 1942 Mauno Pekkala (b. 1890 - d. 1952)
22 May 1942 - 8 Aug 1944 Väinö Tanner (2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Aug 1944 - 17 Nov 1944 Onni Hiltunen (1st time) (b. 1895 - d. 1971)
17 Nov 1944 - 17 Apr 1945 Johan Helo (b. 1889 - d. 1966)
17 Apr 1945 - 17 Jul 1945 Sakari Tuomioja (b. 1911 - d. 1964)
17 Jul 1945 - 29 Jul 1948 Ralf Törngren (b. 1899 - d. 1961)
29 Jul 1948 - 17 Mar 1950 Onni Hiltunen (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Mar 1950 - 17 Jan 1951 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
(1st time) (b. 1906 - d. 1995)
17 Jan 1951 - 20 Sep 1951 Onni Hiltunen (3rd time) (s.a.)
20 Sep 1951 - 9 Jul 1953 Viljo Rantala (b. 1892 - d. 1980)
9 Jul 1953 - 17 Nov 1953 Juho Niukkanen (3rd time) (s.a.)
17 Nov 1953 - 5 May 1954 Tuure Junnila (b. 1910 - d. 1999)
5 May 1954 - 20 Oct 1954 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
(2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Oct 1954 - 26 Feb 1956 Penna Tervo (b. 1901 - d. 1956)
3 Mar 1956 - 27 May 1957 Aarre Simonen (b. 1913 - d. 1977)
27 May 1957 - 2 Jul 1957 Nils Meinander (b. 1910 - d. 1985)
2 Jul 1957 - 29 Nov 1957 Martti Miettunen (b. 1907 - d. 2002)
29 Nov 1957 - 26 Apr 1958 Lauri Hietanen (b. 1902 - d. 1971)
26 Apr 1958 - 29 Aug 1958 Ilmo Nurmela (b. 1903 - d. 1974)
29 Aug 1958 - 13 Jan 1959 Päiviö Hetemäki (1st time) (b. 1913 - d. 1980)
13 Jan 1959 - 13 Apr 1962 Wiljam Sarjala (b. 1901 - d. 1977)
13 Apr 1962 - 13 Dec 1963 Osmo P. Karttunen (b. 1922 - d. 1985)
13 Dec 1963 - 18 Dec 1963 Mauno Jussila (b. 1908 - d. 1988)
18 Dec 1963 - 12 Sep 1964 Esko Rekola (1st time) (b. 1919 - d. 2014)
12 Sep 1964 - 27 May 1966 Esa Kaitila (b. 1909 - d. 1975)
27 May 1966 - 1 Jan 1968 Mauno Koivisto (1st time) (b. 1923 - d. 2017)
1 Jan 1968 - 14 May 1970 Eino Raunio (b. 1909 - d. 1979)
14 May 1970 - 15 Jul 1970 Päiviö Hetemäki (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Jul 1970 - 29 Oct 1971 Carl Olof Tallgren (b. 1927)
29 Oct 1971 - 23 Feb 1972 Päiviö Hetemäki (3rd time) (s.a.)
23 Feb 1972 - 4 Sep 1972 Mauno Koivisto (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Sep 1972 - 13 Jun 1975 Johannes Virolainen (b. 1914 - d. 2000)
13 Jun 1975 - 30 Nov 1975 Heikki Tuominen (b. 1920 - d. 2010)
30 Nov 1975 - 29 Sep 1976 Paul Paavela (1st time) (b. 1931 - d. 1980)
29 Sep 1976 - 15 May 1977 Esko Rekola (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 May 1977 - 26 May 1979 Paul Paavela (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 May 1979 - 31 Jan 1986 Ahti Pekkala (b. 1924 - d. 2014)
1 Feb 1986 - 30 Apr 1987 Esko Ollila (b. 1940 - d. 2018)
30 Apr 1987 - 28 Feb 1990 Erkki Liikanen (b. 1950)
1 Mar 1990 - 26 Apr 1991 Matti Louekoski (b. 1941)
26 Apr 1991 - 2 Feb 1996 Iiro Viinanen (b. 1944)
2 Feb 1996 - 17 Apr 2003 Sauli Niinistö (b. 1948)
17 Apr 2003 - 23 Sep 2005 Antti Kalliomäki (b. 1947)
23 Sep 2005 - 19 Apr 2007 Eero Heinäluoma (b. 1955)
19 Apr 2007 - 22 Jun 2011 Jyrki Katainen (b. 1971)
22 Jun 2011 - 6 Jun 2014 Jutta Urpilainen (f) (b. 1975)
6 Jun 2014 - 29 May 2015 Antti Rinne (b. 1962)
29 May 2015 - 22 Jun 2016 Alexander Stubb (b. 1968)
22 Jun 2016 - 6 Jun 2019 Petteri Orpo (b. 1969)
6 Jun 2019 - 10 Dec 2019 Mika Lintilä (b. 1966)
10 Dec 2019 - 9 Jun 2020 Katri Kulmuni (f) (b. 1987)
9 Jun 2020 - 27 May 2021 Matti Vanhanen (b. 1955)
27 May 2021 - Annika Saarikko (f) (b. 1983)
Interior
Ministers
27 Nov 1917 - 27 Nov 1918 Arthur Castrén (b. 1866 - d. 1946)
27 Nov 1918 - 17 Apr 1919 Antti Tulenheimo (b. 1879 - d. 1952)
17 Apr 1919 - 15 Aug 1919 Carl Voss-Schrader (b. 1880 - d. 1955)
15 Aug 1919 - 15 Mar 1920 Heikki Ritavuori (1st time) (b. 1880 - d. 1922)
15 Mar 1920 - 9 Apr 1921 Albert von Hellens (b. 1879 - d. 1950)
9 Apr 1921 - 14 Feb 1922 Heikki Ritavuori (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Feb 1922 - 2 Jun 1922 Heimo Helminen (b. 1878 - d. 1947)
2 Jun 1922 - 14 Nov 1922 Yrjö Eskelä (1st time) (b. 1886 - d. 1949)
14 Nov 1922 - 18 Jan 1924 Vilkku Joukahainen (b. 1879 - d. 1929)
18 Jan 1924 - 31 May 1924 Yrjö Eskelä (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Jun 1924 - 31 Mar 1925 Gunnar Sahlstein (b. 1879 - d. 1935)
31 Mar 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 Matti Aura (1st time) (b. 1885 - d. 1975)
31 Dec 1925 - 13 Dec 1926 Gustaf Ignatius (b. 1873 - d. 1949)
13 Dec 1926 - 12 Apr 1927 Rieti Itkonen (b. 1889 - d. 1951)
29 Apr 1927 - 17 Dec 1927 Olavi Puro (b. 1883 - d. 1933)
17 Dec 1927 - 22 Dec 1928 Matti Aura (2nd time) (s.a.)
22 Dec 1928 - 16 Aug 1929 Toivo Kivimäki (b. 1886 - d. 1968)
16 Aug 1929 - 4 Jul 1930 Arvo Linturi (b. 1887 - d. 1975)
4 Jul 1930 - 21 Mar 1931 Erkki Kuokkanen (b. 1887 - d. 1956)
21 Mar 1931 - 15 Dec 1932 Ernst von Born (1st time) (b. 1885 - d. 1956)
15 Dec 1932 - 12 Mar 1937 Yrjö Puhakka (b. 1888 - d. 1971)
12 Mar 1937 - 1 Dec 1939 Urho Kekkonen (1st time) (b. 1900 - d. 1986)
1 Dec 1939 - 13 May 1941 Ernst von Born (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 May 1941 - 5 Mar 1943 Toivo Horelli (b. 1888 - d. 1975)
5 Mar 1943 - 8 Aug 1944 Leo Ehrnrooth (b. 1877 - d. 1951)
8 Aug 1944 - 17 Apr 1945 Kaarlo Hillilä (b. 1902 - d. 1965)
17 Apr 1945 - 22 May 1948 Yrjö Leino (b. 1897 - d. 1961)
26 May 1948 - 29 Jul 1948 Eino Kilpi (b. 1889 - d. 1963)
29 Jul 1948 - 17 Mar 1950 Aarre Simonen (b. 1913 - d. 1977)
17 Mar 1950 - 17 Jan 1951 Urho Kekkonen (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Jan 1951 - 17 Nov 1953 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen (b. 1906 - d. 1995)
17 Nov 1953 - 5 May 1954 Heikki Kannisto (b. 1898 - d. 1957)
5 May 1954 - 30 Sep 1955 Väinö Leskinen (b. 1917 - d. 1972)
30 Sep 1955 - 3 Mar 1956 Valto Käkelä (b. 1908 - d. 1977)
3 Mar 1956 - 27 May 1957 Vilho Väyrynen (b. 1912 - d. 2000)
27 May 1957 - 2 Sep 1957 Harras Kyttä (1st time) (b. 1912 - d. 1985)
2 Sep 1957 - 29 Nov 1957 Teuvo Aura (b. 1912 - d. 1999)
29 Nov 1957 - 26 Apr 1958 Urho Kiukas (b. 1902 - d. 1995)
26 Apr 1958 - 29 Aug 1958 Harras Kyttä (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Aug 1958 - 13 Jan 1959 Atte Pakkanen (b. 1912 - d. 1994)
13 Jan 1959 - 4 Feb 1960 Eino Palovesi (b. 1904 - d. 1980)
4 Feb 1960 - 13 Apr 1962 Eemil Luukka (b. 1892 - d. 1970)
13 Apr 1962 - 8 Feb 1963 Eeli Erkkilä (b. 1909 - d. 1963)
8 Feb 1963 - 18 Dec 1963 Niilo Ryhtä (1st time) (b. 1906 - d. 1995)
18 Dec 1963 - 12 Sep 1964 Arno Hannus (b. 1920 - d. 2020)
12 Sep 1964 - 27 May 1966 Niilo Ryhtä (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 May 1966 - 1 Dec 1967 Martti Viitanen (1st time) (b. 1913 - d. 1980)
1 Dec 1967 - 14 May 1970 Antero Väyrynen (b. 1916 - d. 1970)
14 May 1970 - 15 Jul 1970 Teemu Hiltunen (b. 1924 - d. 1997)
15 Jul 1970 - 28 May 1971 Artturi Jämsén (b. 1925 - d. 1976)
28 May 1971 - 29 Oct 1971 Eino Uusitalo (1st time) (b. 1924 - d. 2015)
29 Oct 1971 - 23 Feb 1972 Heikki Tuominen (1st time) (b. 1920 - d. 2010)
23 Feb 1972 - 4 Sep 1972 Martti Viitanen (2nd time) (s.a.)
4 Sep 1972 - 13 Jun 1975 Heikki Tuominen (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Jun 1975 - 30 Nov 1975 Heikki Koski (b. 1940)
30 Nov 1975 - 29 Sep 1976 Paavo Tiilikainen (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
29 Sep 1976 - 19 Feb 1982 Eino Uusitalo (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Feb 1982 - 30 Sep 1983 Matti Ahde (b. 1945 - d. 2019)
1 Oct 1983 - 30 Nov 1984 Matti Luttinen (b. 1936 - d. 2009)
1 Dec 1984 - 30 Apr 1987 Kaisa Raatikainen (b. 1928 - d. 2007)
30 Apr 1987 - 26 Apr 1991 Jarmo Rantanen (b. 1944)
26 Apr 1991 - 13 Apr 1995 Mauri Pekkarinen (b. 1947)
13 Apr 1995 - 15 Apr 1999 Jan-Erik Enestam (b. 1947)
15 Apr 1999 - 1 Sep 2000 Kari Häkämies (b. 1956)
1 Sep 2000 - 17 Apr 2003 Ville Itälä (b. 1959)
17 Apr 2003 - 19 Apr 2007 Kari Rajamäki (b. 1948)
19 Apr 2007 - 22 Jun 2011 Anne Holmlund (f) (b. 1964)
22 Jun 2011 - 29 May 2015 Päivi Räsänen (f) (b. 1959)
29 May 2015 - 22 Jun 2016 Petteri Orpo (b. 1969)
22 Jun 2016 - 5 Feb 2018 Paula Risikko (f) (b. 1960)
12 Feb 2018 - 6 Jun 2019 Kai Mykkänen (b. 1979)
6 Jun 2019 - Maria Ohisalo (f) (b. 1985)
Justice
Ministers
27 Nov 1917 - 27 Nov 1918 Onni Talas (b. 1877 - d. 1958)
27 Nov 1918 - 15 Aug 1919 Karl Söderholm (1st time) (b. 1859 - d. 1948)
15 Aug 1919 - 30 Jan 1920 Henrik Kahelin (b. 1868 - d. 1958)
30 Jan 1920 - 15 Mar 1920 Heikki Ritavuori (acting) (b. 1880 - d. 1922)
15 Mar 1920 - 28 Jun 1920 Karl Söderholm (2nd time) (s.a.)
28 Jun 1920 - 9 Apr 1921 Otto Granfelt (b. 1874 - d. 1957)
9 Apr 1921 - 24 Feb 1922 Heimo Helminen (b. 1878 - d. 1947)
24 Feb 1922 - 2 Jun 1922 Albert von Hellens (1st time) (b. 1879 - d. 1950)
2 Jun 1922 - 14 Nov 1922 Frans Oskar Lilius (1st time) (b. 1871 - d. 1928)
14 Nov 1922 - 21 Dec 1923 Ernst Åkesson (b. 1872 - d. 1939)
21 Dec 1923 - 18 Jan 1924 Elias Sopanen (b. 1863 - d. 1926)
18 Jan 1924 - 31 May 1924 Frans Oskar Lilius (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 May 1924 - 31 Mar 1925 Albert von Hellens (2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Mar 1925 - 31 Dec 1925 Frans Oskar Lilius (3rd time) (s.a.)
31 Dec 1925 - 13 Dec 1926 Urho Castrén (b. 1886 - d. 1965)
13 Dec 1926 - 17 Dec 1927 Väinö Hakkila (b. 1882 - d. 1958)
17 Dec 1927 - 22 Dec 1928 Torsten Malinen (b. 1877 - d. 1951)
22 Dec 1928 - 18 Feb 1929 Anton Kotonen (b. 1876 - d. 1936)
18 Feb 1929 - 16 Aug 1929 Oiva Huttunen (b. 1887 - d. 1945)
16 Aug 1929 - 4 Jul 1930 Elieser Kaila (b. 1885 - d. 1938)
4 Jul 1930 - 21 Mar 1931 Karl Söderholm (3rd time) (s.a.)
21 Mar 1931 - 15 Dec 1932 Toivo Kivimäki (b. 1886 - d. 1968)
15 Dec 1932 - 27 Feb 1933 Hugo Malmberg (b. 1864 - d. 1956)
27 Feb 1933 - 28 Feb 1936 Eric J. Serlachius (b. 1884 - d. 1936)
6 Mar 1936 - 7 Oct 1936 Emil Jatkola (b. 1879 - d. 1948)
7 Oct 1936 - 12 Mar 1937 Urho Kekkonen (1st time) (b. 1900 - d. 1986)
18 Mar 1937 - 11 Jan 1938 Kaarlo Ahmavaara (b. 1886 - d. 1957)
11 Jan 1938 - 13 Oct 1939 Albin Rautavaara (b. 1873 - d. 1941)
13 Oct 1939 - 27 Mar 1940 Johan Otto Söderhjelm (1st time) (b. 1898 - d. 1985)
27 Mar 1940 - 8 Aug 1944 Oskari Lehtonen (b. 1889 - d. 1964)
8 Aug 1944 - 17 Nov 1944 Ernst von Born (b. 1885 - d. 1956)
17 Nov 1944 - 26 Mar 1946 Urho Kekkonen (2nd time) (s.a.)
26 Mar 1946 - 29 Jul 1948 Eino Pekkala (b. 1887 - d. 1956)
29 Jul 1948 - 17 Mar 1950 Tauno Suontausta (b. 1907 - d. 1974)
17 Mar 1950 - 17 Jan 1951 Heikki Kannisto (b. 1898 - d. 1957)
17 Jan 1951 - 20 Sep 1951 Teuvo Aura (b. 1912 - d. 1999)
20 Sep 1951 - 22 Sep 1951 Urho Kekkonen (3rd time) (s.a.)
22 Sep 1951 - 17 Nov 1953 Sven Högström (1st time) (b. 1908 - d. 1995)
17 Nov 1953 - 5 May 1954 Reino Kuuskoski (b. 1907 - d. 1965)
5 May 1954 - 20 Oct 1954 Yrjö Puhakka (b. 1888 - d. 1971)
20 Oct 1954 - 6 Nov 1954 Aarre Simonen (1st time) (b. 1913 - d. 1977)
6 Nov 1954 - 3 Mar 1956 Weio Henriksson (b. 1903 - d. 1973)
3 Mar 1956 - 2 May 1956 Vilho Väyrynen (b. 1912 - d. 2000)
2 May 1956 - 2 Sep 1957 Arvo Helminen (b. 1903 - d. 1988)
2 Sep 1957 - 29 Nov 1957 Johan Otto Söderhjelm (2nd time) (s.a.)
29 Nov 1957 - 26 Apr 1958 Kurt Kaira (b. 1894 - d. 1975)
26 Apr 1958 - 29 Aug 1958 Johan Otto Söderhjelm (3rd time) (s.a.)
29 Aug 1958 - 13 Jan 1959 Sven Högström (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Jan 1959 - 14 Apr 1961 Antti Hannikainen (b. 1910 - d. 1976)
14 Apr 1961 - 13 Apr 1962 Pauli Lehtosalo (b. 1910 - d. 1989)
13 Apr 1962 - 18 Dec 1963 Johan Otto Söderhjelm (4th time) (s.a.)
18 Dec 1963 - 12 Sep 1964 Olavi Merimaa (b. 1908 - d. 1970)
12 Sep 1964 - 27 May 1966 Johan Otto Söderhjelm (5th time) (s.a.)
27 May 1966 - 14 May 1970 Aarre Simonen (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 May 1970 - 15 Jul 1970 Keijo Liinamaa (b. 1929 - d. 1980)
15 Jul 1970 - 26 Mar 1971 Erkki Tuominen (b. 1919 - d. 1975)
26 Mar 1971 - 30 Sep 1971 Mikko Laaksonen (b. 1927 - d. 2006)
1 Oct 1971 - 29 Oct 1971 Jacob Söderman (b. 1938)
29 Oct 1971 - 23 Feb 1972 Karl Johan Lång (b. 1934 - d. 1998)
23 Feb 1972 - 4 Sep 1972 Pekka Paavola (b. 1933 - d. 2023)
4 Sep 1972 - 13 Jun 1975 Matti Louekoski (1st time) (b. 1941)
13 Jun 1975 - 30 Nov 1975 Inkeri Anttila (f) (b. 1916 - d. 2013)
30 Nov 1975 - 15 May 1977 Kristian Gestrin (b. 1929 - d. 1990)
15 May 1977 - 2 Mar 1978 Tuure Salo (b. 1921 - d. 2006)
2 Mar 1978 - 26 May 1979 Paavo Nikula (b. 1942)
26 May 1979 - 30 Apr 1987 Christoffer Taxell (b. 1948)
30 Apr 1987 - 28 Feb 1990 Matti Louekoski (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Mar 1990 - 26 Apr 1991 Tarja Halonen (f) (b. 1943)
26 Apr 1991 - 1 May 1994 Hannele Pokka (f) (b. 1952)
1 May 1994 - 13 Apr 1995 Anneli Jäätteenmäki (f) (b. 1955)
13 Apr 1995 - 2 Feb 1996 Sauli Niinistö (b. 1948)
2 Feb 1996 - 13 Mar 1998 Kari Häkämies (b. 1956)
13 Mar 1998 - 15 Apr 1999 Jussi Järventaus (b. 1951)
15 Apr 1999 - 23 Sep 2005 Johannes Koskinen (b. 1954)
23 Sep 2005 - 19 Apr 2007 Leena Luhtanen (f) (b. 1941)
19 Apr 2007 - 22 Jun 2011 Tuija Brax (f) (b. 1965)
22 Jun 2011 - 29 May 2015 Anna-Maja Henriksson (f)
(1st time) (b. 1964)
29 May 2015 - 5 May 2017 Jari Lindström (b. 1965)
5 May 2017 - 6 Jun 2019 Antti Häkkänen (b. 1985)
6 Jun 2019 - Anna-Maja Henriksson (f)
(2nd time) (s.a.)
Parliament
Eduskunta/Riksdag
Speakers
1917 Kullervo Manner (b. 1880 - d. 1936)
1917 Johannes Lundson (b. 1867 - d. 1939)
1918 Lauri Ingman (b. 1868 - d. 1934)
1918 Ernst Nevanlinna (b. 1873 - d. 1932)
1918 Paavo Virkkunen (1st time) (b. 1874 - d. 1959)
1919 - 1920 Lauri Kristian Relander (b. 1883 - d. 1942)
1920 Kyösti Kallio (1st time) (b. 1873 - d. 1940)
1921 Wäinö Wuolijoki (1st time) (b. 1872 - d. 1947)
1922 Kyösti Kallio (2nd time) (s.a.)
1922 Wäinö Wuolijoki (2nd time) (s.a.)
1923 Paavo Virkkunen (2nd time) (s.a.)
1924 - 1925 Kyösti Kallio (3rd time) (s.a.)
1925 Wäinö Wuolijoki (3rd time) (s.a.)
1926 Paavo Virkkunen (3rd time) (s.a.)
1927 Kyösti Kallio (4th time) (s.a.)
1928 Paavo Virkkunen (4th time) (s.a.)
1929 Kyösti Kallio (5th time) (s.a.)
1929 - 1930 Paavo Virkkunen (5th time) (s.a.)
1930 Juho Sunila (b. 1875 - d. 1936)
1930 - 1936 Kyösti Kallio (6th time) (s.a.)
1936 - 1945 Väinö Hakkila (b. 1882 - d. 1958)
1945 - 1948 Karl-August Fagerholm (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1984)
1948 - 1950 Urho Kekkonen (b. 1900 - d. 1986)
1950 - 1956 Karl-August Fagerholm (2nd time) (s.a.)
1956 - 1957 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
(1st time) (b. 1906 - d. 1995)
1957 - 1958 Karl-August Fagerholm (3rd time) (s.a.)
29 Jul 1958 - 1958 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
(2nd time) (s.a.)
1958 - 24 Feb 1962 Karl-August Fagerholm (4th time) (s.a.)
24 Feb 1962 - 12 Mar 1965 Kauno Kleemola (b. 1906 - d. 1965)
1965 - 1966 Karl-August Fagerholm (5th time) (s.a.)
1966 Rafael Paasio (1st time) (b. 1903 - d. 1980)
1966 - 1968 Johannes Virolainen (1st time) (b. 1914 - d. 2000)
1968 - 1970 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
(3rd time) (s.a.)
1970 - 1972 Rafael Paasio (2nd time) (s.a.)
1972 - 1976 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen
(4th time) (s.a.)
1976 - 1978 Veikko Helle (b. 1911 - d. 2005)
1978 - 1979 Ahti Pekkala (b. 1924 - d. 2014)
1979 - 1983 Johannes Virolainen (2nd time) (s.a.)
1983 - 1987 Erkki Pystynen (b. 1929)
2 Apr 1987 - 5 May 1987 Ilkka Suominen (1st time) (b. 1939 - d. 2022)
8 May 1987 - 1989 Matti Ahde (b. 1945 - d. 2019)
1 Feb 1989 - 1991 Kalevi Sorsa (b. 1930 - d. 2004)
4 Apr 1991 - 26 Apr 1991 Esko Aho (b. 1954)
30 Apr 1991 - 6 Feb 1994 Ilkka Suominen (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Feb 1994 - 28 Mar 1995 Riitta Uosukainen (f) (1st time) (b. 1942)
28 Mar 1995 - 19 Apr 1995 Paavo Lipponen (1st time) (b. 1941)
21 Apr 1995 - 30 Mar 1999 Riitta Uosukainen (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Mar 1999 - 16 Apr 1999 Jukka Mikkola (b. 1943 - d. 2018)
20 Apr 1999 - 25 Mar 2003 Riitta Uosukainen (f) (3rd time) (s.a.)
25 Mar 2003 - 16 Apr 2003 Anneli Jäätteenmäki (f) (b. 1955)
16 Apr 2003 - 22 Apr 2003 Liisa Jaakonsaari (f) (acting) (b. 1945)
22 Apr 2003 - 27 Mar 2007 Paavo Lipponen (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Mar 2007 - 20 Apr 2007 Timo Kalli (b. 1947)
24 Apr 2007 - 27 Apr 2011 Sauli Niinistö (b. 1948)
27 Apr 2011 - 23 Jun 2011 Ben Zyskowicz (b. 1954)
23 Jun 2011 - 28 Apr 2015 Eero Heinäluoma (b. 1955)
28 Apr 2015 - 29 May 2015 Juha Sipilä (b. 1961)
29 May 2015 - 5 Feb 2018 Maria Lohela (f) (b. 1978)
5 Feb 2018 - 24 Apr 2019 Paula Risikko (f) (b. 1960)
24 Apr 2019 - 6 Jun 2019 Antti Rinne (b. 1962)
6 Jun 2019 - 9 Jun 2020 Matti Vanhanen (1st time) (b. 1955)
9 Jun 2020 - 1 Feb 2022 Anu Vehviläinen (f) (b. 1963)
1 Feb 2022 - Matti Vanhanen (2nd time) (s.a.)