Fagerholm I Cabinet

Fagerholm's first cabinet was the 32nd government of Finland, which lasted from 29 July 1948 to 17 March 1950.^[1] It was a minority government headed by Social Democratic Prime Minister Karl-August Fagerholm.

Fagerholm’s first cabinet was the first government of which the Finnish People's Democratic League wasn't a part. During the cabinet’s reign, foreign relations to the West, particularly to the United States, improved. During the cabinet’s existence, Finland's State Police was defunct and its successor, the Finnish Security Intelligence Service Supo, was founded.

Ministers

Minister	Period of office	Party
Prime Minister Karl-August Fagerholm	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Enckell	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Independent
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Uuno Takki	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Justice Tauno Suontausta	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Defence Emil Skog	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of the Interior Aarre Simonen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of the Interior Jussi Raatikainen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Finance Onni Hiltunen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Finance Aleksi Aaltonen Unto Varjonen	July 30, 1948 – March 18, 1949 September 19, 1949 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat Social Democrat
Minister of Education Reino Oittinen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Agriculture Matti Lepistö	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jussi Raatikainen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Transport and Public Works Onni Peltonen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works Erkki Härmä Aarre Simonen Emil Huunonen	July 29, 1948 – June 22, 1949 March 24, 1949 – March 17, 1959 July 29, 1949 – April 17, 1950	Social Democrat Social Democrat Social Democrat
Minister of Trade and Industry Uuno Takki	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Onni Toivonen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Minister of Social Affairs Valdemar Liljeström Tyyne Leivo-Larsson Aleksi Aaltonen	July 29, 1948 – March 4, 1949 March 4, 1949 – March 18, 1949 March 18, 1949 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat Social Democrat Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Tyyne Leivo-Larsson Erkki Härmä Emil Huunonen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950 July 30, 1948 – June 22, 1949 July 29, 1949 -March 17, 1950	Social Democrat Social Democrat Social Democrat
Minister of People's Service Onni Toivonen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of People's Service Erkki Härmä Emil Huunonen	July 30, 1948 – June 22, 1949 July 29, 1949 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat Social Democrat
Minister without Portfolio Aleksi Aaltonen Unto Varjonen	July 29, 1948 – July 30, 1948 July 29, 1949 – August 19, 1949	Social Democrat Social Democrat
Minister at Council of State Aleksi Aaltonen	July 29, 1948 – March 17, 1950	Social Democrat

Preceded by Pekkala

Cabinet of Finland July 29, 1948–March 17, 1950

Succeeded by Kekkonen I

References

1. "Composition of a certain government, 32. Fagerholm". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-01-03.