Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland)

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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  Agrarian/Centre Party
  Christian Democrats
  National Coalition Party
  National Progressive Party
  Social Democratic Party
  Independent

Ministers

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Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet
  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

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  1. ^ "Ministers". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  2. ^ "Management and organisation". Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Orpo's Government appointed". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2023-06-20.

See also

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