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] minister for foreign trade and development is also associated with this ministry. The current minister for foreign affairs is Elina Valtonen of National Coalition Party .
Constitutional mandate
Section 93 (Competence in the area of foreign policy issues ) of the Constitution of Finland says the following:[ 2]
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.
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Minister
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Party
Cabinet
1 Otto Stenroth (1861–1939) 27 May 1918 27 November 1918 184 days Young Finnish Paasikivi I 2 Carl Enckell (1876–1959) 27 November 1918 28 April 1919 152 days Independent Ingman I K. Castrén 3 Rudolf Holsti (1881–1945) 28 April 1919 20 May 1922 3 years, 22 days National Progressive K. Castrén Vennola I Erich Vennola II (2) Carl Enckell (1876–1959) 2 June 1922 14 November 1922 165 days Independent Cajander I 4 Juho Vennola (1872–1938) 14 November 1922 18 January 1924 1 year, 65 days National Progressive Kallio I (2) Carl Enckell (1876–1959) 18 January 1924 31 May 1924 134 days Independent Cajander II 5 Hjalmar Procopé (1889–1954) 31 May 1924 31 March 1925 304 days RKP Ingman II 6 Gustaf Idman (1885–1961) 31 March 1925 31 December 1925 275 days Independent Tulenheimo 7 Emil Nestor Setälä (1864–1935) 31 December 1925 13 December 1926 347 days National Coalition Kallio II 8 Väinö Voionmaa (1869–1947) 13 December 1926 17 December 1927 1 year, 4 days SDP Tanner (5) Hjalmar Procopé (1889–1954) 17 December 1927 21 March 1931 3 years, 94 days Independent Sunila I Mantere Kallio III Svinhufvud II 9 Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen (1885–1951) 21 March 1931 14 December 1932 1 year, 268 days National Coalition Sunila II 10 Antti Hackzell (1881–1946) 14 December 1932 7 October 1936 3 years, 298 days Independent Kivimäki (3) Rudolf Holsti (1881–1945) 7 October 1936 16 November 1938 2 years, 40 days National Progressive Kallio IV Cajander III (8) Väinö Voionmaa (1869–1947) 16 November 1938 1 December 1938 15 days SDP Cajander III 11 Eljas Erkko (1895–1965) 12 December 1938 1 December 1939 354 days National Progressive Cajander III 12 Väinö Tanner (1881–1966) 1 December 1939 27 March 1940 117 days SDP Ryti I 13 Rolf Witting (1879–1944) 27 March 1940 5 March 1943 2 years, 343 days RKP Ryti II Rangell 14 Carl Henrik Ramsay (1886–1951) 5 March 1943 8 August 1944 1 year, 156 days RKP Linkomies (2) Carl Enckell (1876–1959) 8 August 1944 17 March 1950 5 years, 221 days Independent Hackzell U. Castrén Paasikivi II -III Pekkala Fagerholm I 15 Åke Gartz (1888–1974) 17 March 1950 20 September 1951 1 year, 187 days Independent Kekkonen I -II 16 Sakari Tuomioja (1911–1964) 20 September 1951 26 November 1952 1 year, 67 days Independent Kekkonen III 17 Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986) 26 November 1952 9 July 1953 225 days Centre Kekkonen III 18 Ralf Törngren (1899–1961) 9 July 1953 5 May 1954 300 days RKP Kekkonen IV Tuomioja (17) Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986) 5 May 1954 20 October 1954 168 days Centre Törngren 19 Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) 20 October 1954 3 March 1956 1 year, 135 days Centre Kekkonen V (18) Ralf Törngren (1899–1961) 3 March 1956 27 May 1957 1 year, 85 days RKP Fagerholm II (19) Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) 27 May 1957 29 November 1957 186 days Centre Sukselainen I 20 Paavo Hynninen (1883–1960) 29 November 1957 29 August 1958 273 days Independent Fieandt Kuuskoski (19) Johannes Virolainen (1914–2000) 29 August 1958 4 December 1958 97 days Centre Fagerholm III 21 Karl-August Fagerholm (1901–1984) 4 December 1958 13 January 1959 40 days SDP Fagerholm III (18) Ralf Törngren (1899–1961) 13 January 1959 16 May 1961 2 years, 123 days RKP Sukselainen II 22 V. J. Sukselainen (1906–1995) Acting 16 May 1961 19 June 1961 34 days Centre Sukselainen II 23 Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990) 19 June 1961 13 April 1962 298 days Centre Sukselainen II Miettunen I 24 Veli Merikoski (1905–1982) 13 April 1962 18 December 1963 1 year, 249 days Liberals Karjalainen I 25 Jaakko Hallama (1917–1996) 18 December 1963 12 September 1964 269 days Independent Lehto (23) Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990) 12 September 1964 14 May 1970 5 years, 244 days Centre Virolainen Paasio I Koivisto I 26 Väinö Leskinen (1917–1972) 14 May 1970 29 October 1971 1 year, 168 days Independent Aura I Karjalainen II 27 Olavi J. Mattila (1918–2013) 29 October 1971 23 February 1972 117 days Independent Aura II 28 Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004) 23 February 1972 4 September 1972 194 days SDP Paasio II (23) Ahti Karjalainen (1923–1990) 4 September 1972 13 June 1975 2 years, 282 days Centre Sorsa I (27) Olavi J. Mattila (1918–2013) 13 June 1975 30 November 1975 170 days Independent Liinamaa (28) Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004) 30 November 1975 29 September 1976 304 days SDP Miettunen II 29 Keijo Korhonen (1934–2022) 29 September 1976 15 May 1977 228 days Centre Miettunen III 30 Paavo Väyrynen (born 1946) 15 May 1977 19 February 1982 4 years, 280 days Centre Sorsa II Koivisto II 31 Pär Stenbäck (born 1941) 19 February 1982 6 May 1983 1 year, 76 days RKP Sorsa III (30) Paavo Väyrynen (born 1946) 6 May 1983 30 April 1987 3 years, 359 days Centre Sorsa IV (28) Kalevi Sorsa (1930–2004) 30 April 1987 31 January 1989 1 year, 276 days SDP Holkeri 32 Pertti Paasio (1939–2020) 31 January 1989 26 April 1991 2 years, 85 days SDP Holkeri (30) Paavo Väyrynen (born 1946) 26 April 1991 5 May 1993 2 years, 9 days Centre Aho 33 Heikki Haavisto (1935–2022) 5 May 1993 3 February 1995 1 year, 274 days Centre Aho 34 Paavo Rantanen (born 1934) 3 February 1995 13 April 1995 69 days Independent Aho 35 Tarja Halonen (born 1943) 13 April 1995 25 February 2000 4 years, 318 days SDP Lipponen I -II 36 Erkki Tuomioja (born 1946) 25 February 2000 19 April 2007 7 years, 53 days SDP Lipponen II Jäätteenmakki Vanhanen I 37 Ilkka Kanerva (1948–2022) 19 April 2007 4 April 2008 351 days National Coalition Vanhanen II 38 Alexander Stubb (born 1968) 4 April 2008 22 June 2011 3 years, 79 days National Coalition Vanhanen II Kiviniemi (36) Erkki Tuomioja (born 1946) 22 June 2011 29 May 2015 3 years, 341 days SDP Katainen Stubb 39 Timo Soini (born 1962) 29 May 2015 6 June 2019 4 years, 8 days Finns Sipilä 40 Pekka Haavisto (born 1958) 6 June 2019 20 June 2023 4 years, 14 days Green Rinne Marin 41 Elina Valtonen (born 1981) 20 June 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 149 days National Coalition Orpo
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