Deputy Prime Minister of Finland

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Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
Suomen pääministerin sijainen
Incumbent
Riikka Purra
since 20 June 2023
AppointerFinnish Government
Inaugural holderJohannes Virolainen
Formation1957

The Deputy Prime Minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministerin sijainen, Swedish: Finlands statsministers ställföreträdare, lit. Finland's Prime Minister's Substitute), officially titled the Minister deputising for the Prime Minister,[1] is a member of the Finnish Government who becomes the acting Prime Minister if the Prime Minister becomes unable to discharge their duties. The Deputy Prime Minister is appointed by the Government and traditionally comes from the second largest party of a coalition government. They have often been the Minister of Finance as well. The current Deputy Prime Minister of Finland is Riikka Purra.

List of deputy prime ministers of Finland

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Portfolio Prime Minister
Took office Left office
1 Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000)
11 January
1957
27 May
1957
ML Education Fagerholm
SDP
(1956–1957)
2 Nils Meinander
(1910–1985)
27 May
1957
2 July
1957
RKP Finance Sukselainen
ML
(1957)
3 Esa Kaitila
(1909–1975)
2 July
1957
2 September
1957
KP Trade and Industry
4 Aarre Simonen
(1913–1977)
2 September
1957
31 October
1957
TPSL Without portfolio
(1) Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000)
31 October
1957
29 November
1957
ML Foreign Affairs
5 Reino Oittinen
(1912–1978)
29 November
1957
26 April
1958
Independent Education von Fieandt
Independent
(1957–1958)
6 Tyyne Leivo-Larsson
(1902–1977)
26 April
1958
29 August
1958
Independent Without portfolio Kuuskoski
Independent
(1958)
(1) Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000)
29 August
1958
4 December
1958
ML Foreign Affairs Fagerholm
SDP
(1958–1959)
7 Onni Hiltunen
(1895–1971)
4 December
1958
13 January
1959
SDP Trade and Industry
8 Ralf Törngren
(1899–1961)
13 January
1959
16 May
1961
RKP Foreign Affairs Sukselainen
ML
(1959–1961)
9 Eemil Luukka
(1892–1970)
19 May
1961
3 July
1961
ML Interior
10 Kauno Kleemola
(1906–1965)
3 July
1961
14 July
1961
ML Transportation Luukka
ML
(1961)
(9) Eemil Luukka
(1892–1970)
14 July
1961
13 April
1962
ML Interior Miettunen
ML
(1961–1962)
(1) Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000)
13 April
1962
18 December
1963
ML Agriculture Karjalainen
ML
(1962–1963)
11 Aarne Nuorvala
(1912–2013)
18 December
1963
8 June
1964
Independent Prime Minister's Office Lehto
Independent
(1963–1964)
(5) Reino Oittinen
(1912–1978)
12 June
1964
12 September
1964
Independent Education
12 Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990)
12 September
1964
27 May
1966
KESK Foreign Affairs Virolainen
KESK
(1964–1966)
(5) Reino Oittinen
(1912–1978)
27 May
1966
22 March
1968
SDP Education Paasio
SDP
(1966–1968)
(1) Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000)
22 March
1968
14 May
1970
KESK Education Koivisto
SDP
(1968–1970)
13 Päiviö Hetemäki
(1913–1980)
14 May
1970
15 July
1970
Independent Finance Aura
Independent
(1970)
14 Veikko Helle
(1911–2005)
15 July
1970
29 October
1971
SDP Labour Karjalainen
KESK
(1970–1971)
(13) Päiviö Hetemäki
(1913–1980)
29 October
1971
23 February
1972
Independent Finance Aura
Independent
(1971–1972)
15 Mauno Koivisto
(1923–2017)
23 February
1972
4 September
1972
SDP Bank of Finland Paasio
SDP
(1972)
(12) Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990)
4 September
1972
13 June
1975
KESK Foreign Affairs Sorsa
SDP
(1972–1975)
16 Olavi J. Mattila
(1918–2013)
13 June
1975
30 November
1975
Independent Foreign Affairs Liinamaa
Independent
(1975)
17 Kalevi Sorsa
(1930–2004)
30 November
1975
29 September
1976
SDP Foreign Affairs Miettunen
KESK
(1975–1977)
(12) Ahti Karjalainen
(1923–1990)
29 September
1976
15 May
1977
KESK Prime Minister's Office
(1) Johannes Virolainen
(1914–2000)
15 May
1977
26 May
1979
KESK Agriculture Sorsa
SDP
(1977–1979)
18 Eino Uusitalo
(1924–2015)
26 May
1979
19 February
1982
KESK Interior Koivisto
SDP
(1979–1982)
19 Ahti Pekkala
(1924–2014)
19 February
1982
6 May
1983
KESK Finance Sorsa
SDP
(1982–1987)
20 Paavo Väyrynen
(born 1946)
6 May
1983
30 April
1987
KESK Foreign Affairs
(17) Kalevi Sorsa
(1930–2004)
30 April
1987
31 January
1989
SDP Foreign Affairs Holkeri
KOK
(1987–1991)
21 Pertti Paasio
(1939–2020)
1 February
1989
26 April
1991
SDP Foreign Affairs
22 Ilkka Kanerva
(1948–2022)
26 April
1991
23 August
1991
KOK Labour Aho
KESK
(1991–1995)
23 Pertti Salolainen
(born 1940)
23 August
1991
13 April
1995
KOK Foreign Trade
24 Sauli Niinistö
(born 1948)
13 April
1995
30 August
2001
KOK Justice
(1995–1996)
Lipponen
SDP
(1995–2003)
Finance
(1996–2001)
25 Ville Itälä
(born 1959)
30 August
2001
17 April
2003
KOK Interior
26 Antti Kalliomäki
(born 1947)
17 April
2003
22 September
2005
SDP Finance Jäätteenmäki
KESK
(2003)
Vanhanen
KESK
(2003–2010)
27 Eero Heinäluoma
(born 1955)
23 September
2005
19 April
2007
SDP Finance
28 Jyrki Katainen
(born 1971)
19 April
2007
22 June
2011
KOK Finance
Kiviniemi
KESK
(2010–2011)
29 Jutta Urpilainen
(born 1975)
22 June
2011
6 June
2014
SDP Finance Katainen
KOK
(2011–2014)
30 Antti Rinne
(born 1962)
6 June
2014
29 May
2015
SDP Finance
Stubb
KOK
(2014–2015)
31 Timo Soini
(born 1962)
29 May
2015
28 June
2017
Finns Foreign Affairs Sipilä
KESK
(2015–2019)
32 Petteri Orpo
(born 1969)
28 June
2017
6 June
2019
KOK Finance
33 Mika Lintilä
(born 1966)
6 June
2019
12 September
2019
KESK Finance Rinne
SDP
(2019)
34 Katri Kulmuni
(born 1987)
12 September
2019
9 June
2020
KESK Economic Affairs
(2019)
Finance
(2019–2020)
Marin
SDP
(2019–2023)
35 Matti Vanhanen
(born 1955)
9 June
2020
10 September
2020
KESK Finance
36 Annika Saarikko
(born 1983)
10 September
2020
20 June
2023
KESK Science and Culture
(2020–2021)
Finance
(2021–2023)
37 Riikka Purra
(born 1977)
20 June
2023
Incumbent Finns Finance
Orpo
KOK
(since 2023)

References

  1. ^ "Minister of Finance". Valtioneuvosto. Archived from the original on 2018-03-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.