Lipponen II Cabinet

Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet was the 67th government of Finland. The cabinet was in office from 15 April 1999 to 17 April 2003. It was a center-left majority government, despite the center-right National Coalition Party's inclusion in the cabinet.

Second Lipponen's Cabinet
67th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	15 April 1999
Date dissolved	17 April 2003
People and organisations
Head of state	Martti Ahtisaari Tarja Halonen
Head of government	Paavo Lipponen
Member parties	National Coalition Party Social Democratic Party Green League Swedish People's Party Left Alliance
Opposition party	Center Christian League Reform Finns
History
Election(s)	1999 Finnish parliamentary election
Predecessor	Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet
Successor	Anneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet

The Green League left the government on 31 May 2002 in protest of the government's decision to build the country's fifth nuclear power plant.

Portfolio	Minister		Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister		Paavo Lipponen	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	Social Democratic
Minister for Foreign Affairs		Tarja Halonen	15 April 1999	25 February 2000	Social Democratic
		Erkki Tuomioja	25 February 2000	17 April 2003	Social Democratic
Minister of Justice		Johannes Koskinen	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	Social Democratic
Minister of the Interior		Kari Häkämies	15 April 1999	1 June 2000	National Coalition
		Ville Itälä	1 June 2000	17 April 2003	National Coalition
Minister of Defence		Jan-Erik Enestam	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	Swedish People's
Minister of Finance		Sauli Niinistö	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	National Coalition
Coordinate Minister of Finance		Suvi-Anne Siimes	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	Left Alliance
Minister of Education		Maija Rask	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	Social Democratic
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry		Kalevi Hemilä	15 April 1999	1 February 2002	Neutral
		Jari Koskinen	1 February 2002	31 May 2002	Neutral
Minister of Transport		Olli-Pekka Heinonen	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	National Coalition
Minister of Transport and Communications		Olli-Pekka Heinonen	1 October 2000	4 January 2002	National Coalition
		Kimmo Sasi	4 January 2002	17 April 2003	National Coalition
Minister of Trade and Industry		Erkki Tuomioja	15 April 1999	25 February 2000	Social Democratic
		Sinikka Mönkäre	25 February 2000	17 April 2003	Social Democratic
Minister of Social Affairs and Health		Maija Perho	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	National Coalition
Minister of Health and Social Services		Eva Biaudet	15 April 1999	25 April 2000	Swedish People's
		Osmo Soininvaara	25 April 2000	19 April 2002	Green League
		Eva Biaudet	19 April 2002	17 April 2003	Swedish People's
Minister of Labour		Sinikka Mönkäre	15 April 1999	25 February 2000	Social Democratic
		Tarja Filatov	25 February 2000	17 April 2003	Social Democratic
Minister of the Environment		Satu Hassi	15 April 1999	31 May 2002	Green League
		Jouni Backman	31 May 2002	17 May 2003	Social Democratic
Minister of Culture		Suvi Lindén	15 April 1999	5 June 2002	National Coalition
		Kaarina Dromberg	5 June 2002	17 April 2003	National Coalition
Minister of Regional and Municipal Affairs		Martti Korhonen	15 April 1999	17 April 2003	Left Alliance
Minister of Foreign Trade		Kimmo Sasi	15 April 1999	4 January 2002	National Coalition
		Jari Vilén	4 January 2002	17 April 2003	National Coalition

Preceded by Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet

Cabinet of Finland April 15, 1999 – April 17, 2003

Succeeded by Anneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet