Sorsa IV cabinet

Sorsa's fourth cabinet was the 63rd government of Finland, which existed for 1 456 days, from 6 May 1983 to 30 April 1987.^[1] The government’s Prime Minister was Kalevi Sorsa. It was a majority government based on the ”red-soil government” model (Finnish: punamultahallitus), as it was a coalition formed by the Social Democrats, the Centre Party, the Swedish People’s Party, and the Rural Party.

Sorsa IV Cabinet
63rd Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	6 May 1983 (1983-05-06)
Date dissolved	30 April 1987 (1987-04-30)
People and organisations
President	Mauno Koivisto
Prime Minister	Kalevi Sorsa
Member parties	SDP Centre Party RKP Rural Party
Status in legislature	Majority government
History
Election	1983 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Sorsa III
Successor	Holkeri

Ministers

Minister	Time in office	Party
Prime Minister Kalevi Sorsa	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party
Deputy Prime Minister Paavo Väyrynen	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Centre Party
Minister at Council of State Toivo Yläjärvi [fi]	6 May 1983 – 29 February 1984	Centre Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs Paavo Väyrynen	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Centre Party
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jermu Laine [fi]	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party
Minister of Justice Christoffer Taxell	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Swedish People's Party
Minister of the Interior Matti Ahde Matti Luttinen Kaisa Raatikainen	6 May 1983 – 30 September 1983 1 October 1983 – 30 November 1984 1 December 1984 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
Deputy Minister of the Interior Matti Luttinen Toivo Yläjärvi	6 May 1983 – 30 September 1983 1 March 1984 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party Centre Party
Minister of Defence Veikko Pihlajamäki [fi]	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Centre Party
Minister of Finance Ahti Pekkala Esko Ollila [fi]	6 May 1983 – 31 January 1986 1 February 1986 – 30 April 1987	Centre Party Centre Party
Deputy Minister of Finance Pekka Vennamo	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Rural Party
Minister of Education Kaarina Suonio Pirjo Ala-Kapee	6 May 1983 – 31 May 1986 1 June 1986 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
Deputy Minister of Education (Science and Culture) Gustav Björkstrand [fi]	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Swedish People's Party
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Toivo Yläjärvi	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Centre Party
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Matti Ahde	6 May 1983 – 30 September 1983	Social Democratic Party
Minister of Traffic Matti Puhakka Matti Luttinen	6 May 1983 – 30 November 1984 1 December 1984 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
Minister of Trade and Industry Seppo Lindblom	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (Foreign Trade) Jermu Laine	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Matti Ahde	6 May 1983 – 30 September 1983	Social Democratic Party
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Eeva Kuuskoski	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Centre Party
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs and Health Matti Ahde Vappu Taipale Matti Puhakka	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987 6 May 1983 – 30 November 1984 1 December 1984 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party
Minister of Labour Urpo Leppänen [fi]	6 May 1983 – 30 April 1987	Rural Party
Minister of Environment Matti Ahde	1 October 1983 – 30 April 1987	Social Democratic Party