Pekkala cabinet

Mauno Pekkala's cabinet^[a] was the 31st government of the Republic of Finland. The cabinet's time period was from March 26, 1946, to July 29, 1948. It was a majority government.^[1] Pekkala's cabinet did many major reforms including the child benefit security.

Pekkala Cabinet
31st Cabinet of Finland
Photo of Mauno Pekkala serving as Prime Minister in 1946.
Date formed	26 March 1946 (1946-03-26)
Date dissolved	29 July 1948 (1948-07-29)
People and organisations
President	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime Minister	Mauno Pekkala
Total no. of members	22
Member parties	People's Democratic League (SKDP) Social Democratic Party Agrarian League Swedish People's Party (RKP)
Status in legislature	Majority government 162 / 200 (81%)
Opposition parties	National Coalition National Progressive Small Farmers Party Swedish Left
History
Predecessor	Paasikivi III
Successor	Fagerholm I

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Mauno Pekkala	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		People's Democratic League
Deputy Prime Minister	Yrjö Kallinen	March 26, 1946	April 6, 1948		Social Democratic
	Hertta Kuusinen	April 6, 1948	July 29, 1948		People's Democratic League
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Carl Enckell	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Independent
Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Reinhold Svento	March 26, 1946	April 30, 1948		People's Democratic League
	Uuno Takki	March 27, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister of the Interior	Yrjö Leino	March 26, 1946	May 22, 1948		People's Democratic League
	Eino Kilpi	May 26, 1948	July 29, 1948		People's Democratic League
Minister at the Ministry of Interior	Paavo A. Viding [fi]	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Agrarian
Minister of Defence	Mauno Pekkala	March 26, 1946	March 27, 1946		People's Democratic League
	Yrjö Kallinen	March 27, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister at the Ministry of Defence	Mauno Pekkala	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		People's Democratic League
Minister of Finance	Ralf Törngren	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Swedish People's
Minister at the Ministry of Finance	Onni Hiltunen	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister of Education	Eino Kilpi	March 26, 1946	May 26, 1948		People's Democratic League
	Lennart Heljas	May 26, 1948	July 29, 1948		Agrarian
Minister of Agriculture	Vihtori Vesterinen	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture	Paavo A. Viding [fi]	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Agrarian
Minister of Transport and Public Works	Lauri Kaijalainen	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works	Erkki Härmä	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister of Trade and Industry	Uuno Takki	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister of Social Affairs	Matti Janhunen	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		People's Democratic League
Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs	Lennart Heljas	March 26, 1946	May 26, 1948		Agrarian
	Erkki Härmä	April 12, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
	Onni Peltonen	May 26, 1948	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister of Public Welfare [fi]	Taavi Vilhula	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Public Welfare [fi]	Yrjö Murto	March 26, 1946	July 29, 1948		People's Democratic League
	Erkki Härmä	April 12, 1946	July 29, 1948		Social Democratic
Minister without portfolio	Hertta Kuusinen	May 26, 1948	June 4, 1948		People's Democratic League