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The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finnish: ulkoministeri, Swedish: utrikesminister) handles the Finnish Government's foreign policy and relations, and is in charge of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.[1] The Minister for Foreign Trade and Development is also associated with this ministry.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Timo Soini of Blue Reform.
Contents
1 Constitutional mandate
2 List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Constitutional mandate
Section 93 (Competence in the area of foreign policy issues) of the Constitution of Finland says the following:[2]
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The foreign policy of Finland is directed by the President of the Republic in co-operation with the Government.
However, the Parliament accepts Finland’s international obligations and their denouncement and decides on the bringing into force of Finland’s international obligations in so far as provided in this Constitution. The President decides on matters of war and peace, with the consent of the Parliament.
The Government is responsible for the national preparation of the decisions to be made in the European Union, and decides on the concomitant Finnish measures, unless the decision requires the approval of the Parliament.
The Parliament participates in the national preparation of decisions to be made in the European Union, as provided in this Constitution.
The communication of important foreign policy positions to foreign States and international organisations is the responsibility of the Minister with competence in foreign affairs.
This last paragraph specifies the constitutional responsibility of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
List of Ministers for Foreign Affairs
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Party | In office [3] |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Stenroth | Young Finnish Party | 1918 |
| Carl Enckell | Non-partisan | 1918-1919 |
| Rudolf Holsti | National Progressive Party | 1919-1922 |
| Carl Enckell | Non-partisan | 1922 |
| Juho Vennola | National Progressive Party | 1922-1924 |
| Carl Enckell | Non-partisan | 1924 |
| Hjalmar Procopé | Swedish People's Party | 1924-1925 |
| Gustaf Idman | Non-partisan | 1925 |
| Emil Nestor Setälä | National Coalition Party | 1925-1926 |
| Väinö Voionmaa | Social Democratic Party | 1926-1927 |
| Hjalmar Procopé | Non-partisan | 1927-1931 |
| Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen | National Coalition Party | 1931-1932 |
| Antti Hackzell | Non-partisan | 1932-1936 |
| Rudolf Holsti | National Progressive Party | 1936-1938 |
| Väinö Voionmaa | Social Democratic Party | 1938 |
| Eljas Erkko | National Progressive Party | 1938-1939 |
| Väinö Tanner | Social Democratic Party | 1939-1940 |
| Rolf Witting | Swedish People's Party | 1940-1943 |
| Carl Henrik Ramsay | Swedish People's Party | 1943-1944 |
| Carl Enckell | Non-partisan | 1944-1950 |
| Åke Gartz | Non-partisan | 1950-1951 |
| Sakari Tuomioja | Non-partisan | 1951-1952 |
| Urho Kekkonen | Agrarian League | 1952-1953 |
| Ralf Törngren | Swedish People's Party | 1953-1954 |
| Urho Kekkonen | Agrarian League | 1954 |
| Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian League | 1954-1956 |
| Ralf Törngren | Swedish People's Party | 1956-1957 |
| Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian League | 1957 |
| Paavo Hynninen | Non-partisan | 1957-1958 |
| Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian League | 1958 |
| Karl-August Fagerholm | Social Democratic Party | 1958-1959 |
| Ralf Törngren | Swedish People's Party | 1959-1961 |
| Ahti Karjalainen | Agrarian League | 1961-1962 |
| Veli Merikoski | People's Party | 1962-1963 |
| Jaakko Hallama | Non-partisan | 1963-1964 |
| Ahti Karjalainen | Centre Party | 1964-1970 |
| Väinö Leskinen | Social Democratic Party | 1970-1971 |
| Olavi J. Mattila | Non-partisan | 1971-1972 |
| Kalevi Sorsa | Social Democratic Party | 1972 |
| Ahti Karjalainen | Centre Party | 1972-1975 |
| Olavi J. Mattila | Non-partisan | 1975 |
| Kalevi Sorsa | Social Democratic Party | 1975-1976 |
| Keijo Korhonen | Centre Party | 1976-1977 |
| Paavo Väyrynen | Centre Party | 1977-1982 |
| Pär Stenbäck | Swedish People's Party | 1982-1983 |
| Paavo Väyrynen | Centre Party | 1983-1987 |
| Kalevi Sorsa | Social Democratic Party | 1987-1989 |
| Pertti Paasio | Social Democratic Party | 1989 - 1991 |
| Paavo Väyrynen | Centre Party | 1991 - 1993 |
| Heikki Haavisto | Centre Party | 1993 - 1995 |
| Paavo Rantanen | Non-partisan | 1995 |
| Tarja Halonen | Social Democratic Party | 1995 - 2000 |
| Erkki Tuomioja | Social Democratic Party | 2000- 2007 |
| Ilkka Kanerva | National Coalition Party | 2007- 2008 |
| Alexander Stubb | National Coalition Party | 2008- 2011 |
| Erkki Tuomioja | Social Democratic Party | 2011- 2015 |
| Timo Soini | Finns Party / Blue Reform | 2015- |
See also
- Sipilä cabinet
References
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^ Constitution of Finland. Finnish Government. 2000.
^ "List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
External links
- Official Site of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
