Prime Minister of Finland
| Prime Minister of Finland Suomen pääministeri Finlands statsminister | |
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 Official insignia of the Prime Minister | |
 State flag of Finland | |
 Incumbent Juha Sipilä since 28 May 2015 | |
| Member of | Cabinet of Finland European Council |
| Residence | Kesäranta in Helsinki, Finland |
| Appointer | The President of the Republic |
| Term length | No fixed length Duration of the parliamentary convocation, coalition or upon resignation and removal |
| Precursor | Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate of Finland |
| Formation | 27 November 1917 |
| First holder | Pehr Evind Svinhufvud |
| Website | valtioneuvosto.fi/en/sipila/prime-minister |
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The Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministeri, Swedish: Finlands statsminister) is the head of the Finnish Government. The prime minister is Finland's head of government and is formally appointed by the President. Finland's first prime minister was Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, who was appointed to the post on 27 November 1917.
Finland's incumbent prime minister is Juha Sipilä of the Centre Party.
Contents
1 Procedure
2 History
3 Salary and benefits
4 Living former prime ministers
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Procedure
Under the provisions of the Constitution of Finland, the president nominates a prime minister after the parties in the parliament have negotiated the distribution of seats in the new Council of State and the government's programme. The parliament must ratify the nominated Prime Minister with an absolute majority in a confidence vote without other candidates. If the nominee doesn't receive sufficient support, a new round of negotiations and a second nomination by the President follows. If the second nominee also fails to gain an absolute majority, a third vote is held, in which any member of parliament can nominate a candidate; in this round a plurality is sufficient for election. The president's formal appointment follows the parliament's election.
The above procedure was first used to elect Anneli Jäätteenmäki to the premiership in 2003. Previously it was assumed that the president would nominate the candidate who in a third round of voting would have gained a relative majority, usually the leader of the largest party. Before the new constitution was enacted, full formal powers to appoint the prime minister and the rest of the Council of State had been the privilege of the president, who was free to diverge from parliamentary principles, although the ministers appointed had to have the confidence of the parliament.
Formally, the Prime Minister nominates the remaining members of the Council of State, who are then, with the consent of Parliament, appointed by the President. In practice, the seats are divided between parties during the negotiations to form the government, so that the Prime Minister candidate must take into account the opinions of the participating parties and cannot nominate or remove whoever he wishes.
History
In 1918, the Senate of Finland was transformed into the Council of State of Finland, and the position of Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division was transformed into that of the Prime Minister. Kesäranta, located in the Meilahti area of Helsinki, has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland since 1919.
During its independence, declared in 1917, Finland has had 72 cabinets.[1] The longest lasting have been the two cabinets of Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen (Lipponen I and Lipponen II), both lasting the entire parliamentary term, or 1,464 days.
Salary and benefits
The prime minister's salary is the same as that of the Speaker of the Parliament, which is €11,675 per month. In addition, the prime minister receives a half of the parliamentary salary. The full parliamentary salary is, as of 1 May 2011, at least €6,335 a month, so the Finnish prime minister receives at least €14,842 per month in total. The salary is subject to income tax.
The prime minister is entitled to a 30-day leave (holiday) during each calendar year. The maintenance, staff and services of Kesäranta, the official residence, is paid for by the government.
The prime minister has transportation and security services at their disposal at all times.
Living former prime ministers
Esko Aho
(1954-05-20) 20 May 1954, served 1991–1995
Paavo Lipponen
(1941-04-23) 23 April 1941, served 1995–2003
Anneli Jäätteenmäki
(1955-02-11) 11 February 1955, served 2003
Matti Vanhanen
(1955-11-04) 4 November 1955, served 2003–2010
Mari Kiviniemi
(1968-09-27) 27 September 1968, served 2010–2011
Jyrki Katainen
(1971-10-14) 14 October 1971, served 2011–2014
Alexander Stubb
(1968-04-01) 1 April 1968, served 2014–2015
See also
- List of Prime Ministers of Finland
- Finnish Government
References
^ Finnish Council of State. "The Cabinet in Office". Finnish Council of State. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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