The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Finnish: maa- ja metsätalousministeri, Swedish: jord- och skogsbruksminister) is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial portfolios.[1] The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.[2] Since June 2023, Finland's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry has been Sari Essayah of the Christian Democrats.[3]
List of ministers
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Christian Democrats
National Coalition Party
National Progressive Party
Social Democratic Party
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Ministers
editPortrait | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet |
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Kyösti Kallio | Agrarian | 27 November 1917 | 17 August 1918 | 263 days | Svinhufvud I Paasikivi I | |
Uuno Brander | Independent | 17 August 1918 | 17 April 1919 | 243 days | Ingman I | |
Kyösti Kallio | Agrarian | 17 April 1919 | 15 March 1920 | 333 days | K. Castrén Vennola I | |
Eero Pehkonen | Agrarian | 15 March 1920 | 9 April 1921 | 1 year, 25 days | Erich | |
Kyösti Kallio | Agrarian | 9 April 1921 | 2 June 1922 | 1 year, 54 days | Vennola II | |
Östen Elfving | Independent | 2 June 1922 | 14 November 1922 | 165 days | Cajander I | |
Juho Sunila | Agrarian | 14 November 1922 | 18 January 1924 | 1 year, 65 days | Kallio I | |
Östen Elfving | Independent | 18 January 1924 | 31 May 1924 | 134 days | Cajander II | |
Jalo Lahdensuo | Agrarian | 31 May 1924 | 22 November 1924 | 309 days | Ingman II | |
Ilmari Auer | Agrarian | 22 November 1924 | 31 March 1925 | 129 days | Ingman II | |
Juho Sunila | Agrarian | 31 March 1925 | 13 December 1926 | 1 year, 257 days | Tulenheimo Kallio II | |
Mauno Pekkala | Social Democratic | 13 December 1926 | 17 December 1927 | 1 year, 4 days | Tanner | |
Sigurd Mattsson | Agrarian | 17 December 1927 | 22 December 1928 | 1 year, 5 days | Sunila I | |
Eemil Linna | National Progressive | 22 December 1928 | 16 August 1929 | 237 days | Mantere | |
Kaarle Ellilä | Agrarian | 16 August 1929 | 4 July 1930 | 322 days | Kallio III | |
August Raatikainen | Agrarian | 4 July 1930 | 21 March 1931 | 260 days | Svinhufvud II | |
Sigurd Mattsson | Agrarian | 21 March 1931 | 14 December 1932 | 1 year, 268 days | Sunila II | |
Kalle Jutila | Agrarian | 14 December 1932 | 25 September 1936 | 3 years, 286 days | Kivimäki | |
Eemil Linna | National Progressive | 25 September 1936 | 7 October 1936 | 12 days | Kivimäki | |
Pekka Heikkinen | Agrarian | 7 October 1936 | 15 August 1940 | 3 years, 313 days | Kallio IV Cajander III Ryti I-II | |
Viljami Kalliokoski | Agrarian | 15 August 1940 | 17 November 1944 | 4 years, 94 days | Ryti II Rangell Linkomies Hackzell U. Castrén | |
Eemil Luukka | Agrarian | 17 November 1944 | 17 April 1945 | 151 days | Paasikivi II | |
Kalle Jutila | Agrarian | 17 April 1945 | 29 September 1945 | 165 days | Paasikivi III | |
Vihtori Vesterinen | Agrarian | 9 November 1945 | 29 July 1948 | 2 years, 263 days | Paasikivi III Pekkala | |
Matti Lepistö | Social Democratic | 29 July 1948 | 17 March 1950 | 1 year, 231 days | Fagerholm I | |
Taavi Vilhula | Agrarian | 17 March 1950 | 17 January 1951 | 306 days | Kekkonen I | |
Martti Miettunen | Agrarian | 17 January 1951 | 17 November 1953 | 2 years, 304 days | Kekkonen II-III-IV | |
Kalle Jutila | Independent | 17 November 1953 | 5 May 1954 | 169 days | Tuomioja | |
Viljami Kalliokoski | Agrarian | 5 May 1954 | 3 March 1956 | 1 year, 303 days | Törngren Kekkonen V | |
Martti Miettunen | Agrarian | 3 March 1956 | 2 July 1957 | 1 year, 121 days | Fagerholm II Sukselainen I | |
Kusti Eskola | Agrarian | 2 July 1957 | 29 November 1957 | 150 days | Fagerholm II | |
Hans Perttula | Independent | 29 November 1957 | 26 April 1958 | 148 days | von Fieandt | |
Pauli Lehtosalo | Independent | 26 April 1958 | 29 August 1958 | 125 days | Kuuskoski | |
Martti Miettunen | Agrarian | 29 August 1958 | 14 November 1958 | 77 days | Fagerholm III | |
Urho Kähönen | Agrarian | 14 November 1958 | 13 January 1959 | 60 days | Fagerholm III | |
Einari Jaakkola | Agrarian | 13 January 1959 | 14 July 1961 | 2 years, 182 days | Sukselainen III | |
Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian | 14 July 1961 | 18 December 1963 | 2 years, 157 days | Miettunen I Karjalainen I | |
Samuli Suomela | Independent | 18 December 1963 | 12 September 1964 | 269 days | Lehto | |
Mauno Jussila | Centre | 12 September 1964 | 27 May 1966 | 1 year, 257 days | Virolainen | |
Nestori Kaasalainen | Centre | 27 May 1966 | 22 March 1968 | 1 year, 300 days | Paasio I | |
Martti Miettunen | Centre | 22 March 1968 | 14 May 1970 | 2 years, 53 days | Koivisto I | |
Nils Westermarck | Independent | 14 May 1970 | 15 July 1970 | 62 days | Aura I | |
Nestori Kaasalainen | Centre | 15 July 1970 | 29 October 1971 | 1 year, 106 days | Karjalainen II | |
Samuli Suomela | Independent | 29 October 1971 | 23 February 1972 | 117 days | Aura II | |
Leo Happonen | Social Democratic | 23 February 1972 | 4 September 1972 | 194 days | Paasio II | |
Erkki Haukipuro | Centre | 4 September 1972 | 1 August 1973 | 331 days | Sorsa I | |
Heimo Linna | Centre | 1 August 1973 | 13 June 1975 | 1 year, 316 days | Sorsa I | |
Veikko Ihamuotila | Independent | 13 June 1975 | 30 November 1975 | 170 days | Liinamaa | |
Heimo Linna | Centre | 30 November 1975 | 29 September 1976 | 304 days | Miettunen II | |
Johannes Virolainen | Centre | 29 September 1976 | 26 May 1979 | 2 years, 239 days | Miettunen III Sorsa II | |
Taisto Tähkämaa | Centre | 26 May 1979 | 6 May 1983 | 3 years, 345 days | Koivisto II Sorsa III | |
Toivo Yläjärvi | Centre | 6 May 1983 | 30 April 1987 | 3 years, 359 days | Sorsa III | |
Toivo T. Pohjala | National Coalition | 30 April 1987 | 26 April 1991 | 3 years, 361 days | Holkeri | |
Martti Pura | Centre | 26 April 1991 | 12 April 1994 | 2 years, 351 days | Aho | |
Mikko Pesälä | Centre | 12 April 1994 | 13 April 1995 | 1 year, 1 day | Aho | |
Kalevi Hemilä | Independent | 13 April 1995 | 1 February 2002 | 6 years, 294 days | Lipponen I-II | |
Raimo Tammilehto | Independent | 1 February 2002 | 31 May 2002 | 119 days | Lipponen II | |
Jari Koskinen | National Coalition | 31 May 2002 | 17 April 2003 | 321 days | Lipponen II | |
Juha Korkeaoja | Centre | 17 April 2003 | 19 April 2007 | 4 years, 2 days | Jäätteenmäki Vanhanen I | |
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila | Centre | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | 4 years, 64 days | Vanhanen II Kiviniemi | |
Jari Koskinen | National Coalition | 22 June 2011 | 24 June 2014 | 3 years, 2 days | Katainen | |
Petteri Orpo | National Coalition | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 339 days | Stubb | |
Kimmo Tiilikainen | Centre | 29 May 2015 | 5 May 2017 | 1 year, 341 days | Sipilä | |
Jari Leppä | Centre | 5 May 2017 | 29 April 2022 | 4 years, 359 days | Sipilä Rinne Marin | |
Antti Kurvinen | Centre | 29 April 2022 | 20 June 2023 | 1 year, 52 days | Marin | |
Sari Essayah | Christian Democrats | 20 June 2023 | present | 1 year, 154 days | Orpo |
References
edit- ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Management and organisation". Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Prime Minister Orpo's Government appointed". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2023-06-20.