Kekkonen III cabinet

Kekkonen's third cabinet was the 35th government of Finland. The majority government lasted from 20 September 1951 to 9 July 1953. The cabinet’s Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.^[1]

Kekkonen III Cabinet
35th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	20 September 1951 (1951-09-20)
Date dissolved	9 July 1953 (1953-07-09)
People and organisations
President	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Member parties	Agrarian League SDP RKP
Status in legislature	Majority government 118 / 200 (59%)
Opposition parties	SKDL National Coalition People's Party Åland Coalition
History
Predecessor	Kekkonen II
Successor	Kekkonen IV

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Sakari Tuomioja	September 20, 1951	November 26, 1952		Independent
	Urho Kekkonen	November 26, 1952	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Ralf Törngren	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		RKP
Minister of Justice	Urho Kekkonen	September 20, 1951	September 22, 1951		Agrarian
	Sven Högström	September 22, 1951	July 9, 1953		RKP
Minister of the Interior	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Defence	Emil Skog	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Finance	Viljo Rantala	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Finance	Matti Miikki	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Education	Reino Oittinen	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Agriculture	Martti Miettunen	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture	Matti Lepistö	September 20, 1951	November 29, 1952		SDP
	Eemil Luukka	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
	Hannes Tiainen	December 12, 1952	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Transport and Public Works	Onni Peltonen	September 20, 1951	November 29, 1952		SDP
	Emil Huunonen	November 29, 1952	December 3, 1952		SDP
	Eetu Karjalainen [fi]	December 3, 1952	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works	Emil Huunonen	September 20, 1951	November 29, 1952		SDP
	Kauno Kleemola	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian
	Emil Huunonen	December 3, 1952	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Trade and Industry	Penna Tervo	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister of Social Affairs	Ralf Törngren	September 20, 1951	November 26, 1952		RKP
	Väinö Leskinen	November 26, 1952	July 9, 1953		SDP
Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs	Emil Huunonen	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		SDP
	Lauri Murtomaa [fi]	September 20, 1951	July 9, 1953		Agrarian