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The Minister of Finance of Finland (in Finnish Valtiovarainministeri, in Swedish Finansminister) handles the Finance of Finland and all other matters covered by the Ministry of Finance. The current Minister of Finance is Jutta Urpilainen.
The Ministry of Finance of Finland has two Ministers in the Council of State: Minister of Finance Jutta Urpilainen and Minister of Public Administration and Local Government Henna Virkkunen. According to the official description:
- Minister of Public Administration and Local Government Kiviniemi handles matters covered by the Public Management Department, the Personnel Department, the Government Information Management Unit and the Financial Markets Department, but not matters related to international financial institutions, with the exception of the European Investment Bank and the Nordic Investment Bank, and not matters related to government borrowing and debt management. Minister Kiviniemi also handles matters related to customs, the Budget Council of the EU and Government financial controller’s function.
All other matters in the Ministry of Finance are of the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.
List of Ministers of Finance
From To Minister of Finance 1917 1918 Juhani Arajärvi 1918 1919 Kaarlo Castrén 1919 1919 August Ramsay 1919 1920 Johannes Lundson 1920 1921 Jonathan Wartiovaara 1921 1922 Risto Ryti 1922 1922 Ernst Gråsten 1922 1924 Risto Ryti 1924 1924 Hugo Relander 1924 1925 Yrjö Pulkkinen 1925 1925 Hugo Relander 1925 1926 Kyösti Järvinen 1926 1927 Hannes Ryömä 1927 1928 Juho Niukkanen 1928 1929 Hugo Relander 1929 1930 Tyko Reinikka 1930 1931 Juho Vennola 1931 1932 Kyösti Järvinen 1932 1936 Hugo Relander 1936 1937 Juho Niukkanen 1937 1939 Väinö Tanner 1939 1942 Mauno Pekkala 1942 1944 Väinö Tanner 1944 1944 Onni Hiltunen 1944 1945 Johan Helo 1945 1945 Sakari Tuomioja 1945 1948 Ralf Törngren 1948 1950 Onni Hiltunen 1950 1951 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen 1951 1951 Onni Hiltunen 1951 1953 Viljo Rantala 1953 1953 Juho Niukkanen 1953 1954 Tuure Junnila 1954 1954 Vieno Johannes Sukselainen 1954 1956 Penna Tervo 1956 1957 Aarre Simonen 1957 1957 Nils Meinander 1957 1957 Martti Miettunen 1957 1958 Lauri Hietanen 1958 1958 Ilmo Nurmela 1958 1959 Päiviö Hetemäki 1959 1962 Wiljam Sarjala 1962 1963 Osmo Karttunen 1963 1963 Mauno Jussila 1963 1964 Esko Rekola 1964 1966 Esa Kaitila 1966 1968 Mauno Koivisto 1968 1970 Eino Raunio 1970 1971 Carl Olof Tallgren 1971 1972 Päiviö Hetemäki 1972 1972 Mauno Koivisto 1972 1975 Johannes Virolainen 1975 1975 Heikki Tuominen 1975 1976 Paul Paavela 1976 1977 Esko Rekola 1977 1979 Paul Paavela 1979 1986 Ahti Pekkala 1986 1987 Esko Ollila 1987 1990 Erkki Liikanen 1990 1991 Matti Louekoski 1991 1996 Iiro Viinanen 1996 2003 Sauli Niinistö 2003 2005 Antti Kalliomäki 2005 2007 Eero Heinäluoma 2007 2011 Jyrki Katainen 2011 present Jutta Urpilainen[1] External links
References
- ^ "Sdp valitsi ministerinsä" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 2011-06-18. http://www.hs.fi/politiikka/artikkeli/Sdp+valitsi+ministerins%C3%A4/1135267009137. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
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