Vanhanen II cabinet

The second cabinet of Matti Vanhanen was the 70th cabinet and Government of Finland.^[1] The cabinet held office from 19 April 2007 to 20 June 2010. The cabinet was a centrist coalition, consisting of four parties: the Centre Party, the National Coalition Party, the Green League and the Swedish People's Party.

Vanhanen's Second Cabinet
70th Cabinet of Finland
Matti Vanhanen's second cabinet
Date formed	19 April 2007
Date dissolved	20 June 2010
People and organisations
Head of state	Tarja Halonen
Head of government	Matti Vanhanen
Member parties	Centre Party National Coalition Party Green League Swedish People's Party
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) 125 / 200 (63%)
History
Election	2007 Finnish parliamentary election
Predecessor	Vanhanen I Cabinet
Successor	Kiviniemi Cabinet

During Vanhanen's second cabinet, for the first time in history, there were more women (12) than men (8) in a Finnish government.

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Matti Vanhanen	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Finance Deputy Prime Minister	Jyrki Katainen	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister of Public Administration and Local Government	Mari Kiviniemi	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Ilkka Kanerva	19 April 2007	4 April 2008		National Coalition
	Alexander Stubb	4 April 2008	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development	Paavo Väyrynen	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Defence	Jyri Häkämies	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister for Interior	Anne Holmlund	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister for Europe and immigration	Astrid Thors	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		RKP
Minister for Justice	Tuija Brax	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Green
Minister for Education	Sari Sarkomaa	19 April 2007	19 December 2008		National Coalition
	Henna Virkkunen	19 December 2008	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister for Culture and Sports	Stefan Wallin	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		RKP
Minister for Agriculture and Forestry	Sirkka-Liisa Anttila	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Transport	Anu Vehviläinen	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Communications	Suvi Lindén	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister of Economic Affairs	Mauri Pekkarinen	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Social Affairs and Health	Liisa Hyssälä	19 April 2007	24 May 2010		Centre
	Juha Rehula	24 May 2010	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Health and Social Services	Paula Risikko	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		National Coalition
Minister for Labour	Tarja Cronberg	19 April 2007	26 June 2009		Green
	Anni Sinnemäki	26 June 2009	22 June 2010		Green
Minister for Environment	Paula Lehtomäki	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		Centre
Minister for Housing	Jan Vapaavuori	19 April 2007	22 June 2010		National Coalition