Marin Cabinet

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Marin Cabinet
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76th cabinet of Finland
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Date formed 10 December 2019
People and organisations
Head of government Sanna Marin
Head of state Sauli Niinistö
Number of ministers 19
Member parties Social Democratic Party
Centre Party
Green League
Left Alliance
Swedish People's Party
Status in legislature Majority
117 / 200 (59%)
Opposition parties Finns Party
National Coalition Party
Christian Democrats
Movement Now
Power Belongs to the People
History
Election(s) 2019
Predecessor Rinne Cabinet

The cabinet of Sanna Marin is the incumbent 76th government of Finland. It was formed following the collapse of the Rinne Cabinet and officially took office on 10 December 2019.[1][2] The cabinet consists of a coalition formed by the Social Democratic Party, the Centre Party, the Green League, the Left Alliance, and the Swedish People's Party.[3]

Ministers

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The full cabinet on 10 December 2019 as Rinne resigns

There are a total of 19 ministers in Marin's cabinet: seven ministers from the Social Democratic Party, five from the Centre Party, three from the Green League, and two each from the Left Alliance and Swedish People's Party.[4]

The composition mostly resembles that of the preceding Rinne Cabinet, although the former prime minister, Antti Rinne, does not have a position in the new government.[5] The leader of the Centre Party, Katri Kulmuni, exchanged her Rinne-era portfolio as the Minister of Economic Affairs for the combined position of the Minister of Finance and the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister, switching places with Mika Lintilä.[5] The latter portfolio carries significant veto power over government finances, and its holder is effectively the government's second-in-command. This transfer solidified Kulmuni's position as the leader of the Centre Party – a position which she had assumed only three months before the formation of Marin's government.[6] Sirpa Paatero, the Social Democratic minister previously responsible for local government and ownership steering, was readmitted into the government despite her resignation from the Rinne Cabinet just days before.[5] Ownership steering responsibilities were given to Tytti Tuppurainen, the Minister of European Affairs. SDP's Tuula Haatainen, the only new minister in Marin's government, took over as the Minister of Employment from Timo Harakka, and Harakka was given Sanna Marin's former portfolio of the Minister of Transport and Communications.[5] All other portfolios were unchanged.[5] The portfolio assignments as of July 2021 were:[4][7]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister   Sanna Marin 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister deputising for the Prime Minister   Katri Kulmuni 10 December 2019 9 June 2020 Centre
  Matti Vanhanen 9 June 2020 10 September 2020 Centre
  Annika Saarikko 10 September 2020 Incumbent Centre
Minister of Finance   Katri Kulmuni 10 December 2019 9 June 2020 Centre
  Matti Vanhanen 9 June 2020[8] 27 May 2021 Centre
  Annika Saarikko 27 May 2021[9] Incumbent Centre
Minister of the Interior   Maria Ohisalo 10 December 2019 19 November 2021 Green League
  Krista Mikkonen 19 November 2021 Incumbent Green League
Minister of Education   Li Andersson 10 December 2019 17 December 2020 Left Alliance
  Jussi Saramo 17 December 2020 29 June 2021 Left Alliance
  Li Andersson 29 June 2021[10] Incumbent Left Alliance
Minister of Justice   Anna-Maja Henriksson 10 December 2019 Incumbent Swedish People's
Minister for Foreign Affairs   Pekka Haavisto 10 December 2019 Incumbent Green League
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade   Ville Skinnari 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Employment   Tuula Haatainen 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Defence   Antti Kaikkonen 10 December 2019 Incumbent Centre
Minister of European Affairs and Ownership Steering   Tytti Tuppurainen 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Local Government   Sirpa Paatero 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Transport and Communications   Timo Harakka 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Science and Culture   Hanna Kosonen 10 December 2019 6 August 2020 Centre
  Annika Saarikko 6 August 2020 27 May 2021 Centre
  Antti Kurvinen 27 May 2021[9] Incumbent Centre
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change   Krista Mikkonen 10 December 2019 19 November 2021 Green League
  Emma Kari 19 November 2021 Incumbent Green League
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry   Jari Leppä 10 December 2019 Incumbent Centre
Minister of Economic Affairs   Mika Lintilä 10 December 2019 Incumbent Centre
Minister of Social Affairs and Health   Aino-Kaisa Pekonen 10 December 2019 29 June 2021 Left Alliance
  Hanna Sarkkinen 29 June 2021[10] Incumbent Left Alliance
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services   Krista Kiuru 10 December 2019 Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Nordic Cooperation and Equality   Thomas Blomqvist 10 December 2019 Incumbent Swedish People's

Controversies

Gender balance

When the Marin Cabinet was formed, professor Anne Holli, a political scientist at the University of Helsinki, pointed out that the cabinet was deviating from the principle of gender equality, specifically the Finnish convention of each gender being represented by at least 40% of ministers: with 12 of the 19 ministers women, men accounted for only 37%.[11][12] Prime Minister Marin responded to the criticism by explaining that with five parties in the coalition, and each party responsible for their own ministerial nominations, it was not always possible to coordinate things to the extent of ensuring gender balance.[13]

Repatriation of Al-Hawl refugees

On 11 December 2019, all opposition parties filed a motion leading to a vote of no-confidence over repatriation of Finnish women and children from the Syrian Al-Hawl refugee camp. The motion followed criticism over the evasive statements on the issue by the government and the accusations that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto had supplied inaccurate information to the Parliament.[14] Haavisto had rejected assertions that detailed plans existed to bring Finnish citizens home, while Finnish national broadcasting company Yle broke news about official documents stating otherwise.[15] Haavisto was also accused of pushing through a plan to bring the children back to Finland without their mothers' consent by sidelining a top ministry official in the process.[16]

On 14 December 2019, Iltalehti released results of a survey in which 53% of people deemed Haavisto's actions wrong, while 32% saw them correct and 16% were unsure.[17]

On 18 December 2019, the parliament voted 110–79 in favor of Haavisto's confidence.[18] On the following day, 10 MPs filed a notion to the Constitutional Law Committee to request an inspection into the actions of Haavisto.[19] On 19 February 2020, the Constitutional Law Committee announced that it was requesting the Prosecutor General to start a preliminary investigation into Haavisto's actions.[20]

Minister of Finance Katri Kulmuni was further criticized over an Instagram poll, in which she asked whether to evacuate "children only" or "children and mothers" from the camp.[21] After the post was panned by the public and representatives of human rights organizations, Kulmuni deleted the poll and apologized.[22]

Katri Kulmuni's resignation

Katri Kulmuni was found to have misappropriated funds by buying training and consulting services for herself and billing two ministries for this.[23] As a result, Kulmuni resigned and was replaced by Matti Vanhanen.

Politics

Citizens' initiatives

The Marin Cabinet initiated a citizens' initiative for the implementation of an aviation tax in February 2020.[24]

The Ministry of Finance studied the taxation of capital gains from Finland in emigration. In February 2020, the tax was implemented e.g. in Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands.[25]

References

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Preceded by Sanna Marin's cabinet
2019 —
Succeeded by
Incumbent