Minister of Foreign Affairs (Finland)
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland (in Finnish Ulkoasiainministeri, in Swedish Utrikesminister) handles Finland's Foreign affairs The current Minister of Foreign Affairs is Erkki Tuomioja. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland promotes the security and prosperity of Finnish nationals and has three Ministers in the Council of State of Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen:
- Minister for Foreign Affairs Erkki Tuomioja
- Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomäki
- Minister of the Environment Jan-Erik Enestam
Minister Lehtomäki is responsible for external economic relations, development cooperation and she coordinates the policy on nearby areas; Minister Enestam is responsible for the Secretariat for Nordic Cooperation and Minister Tuomioja is responsible for all other Finnish foreign policy issues.
List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
| Period of Office | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Otto Stenroth | |
| 1918-1919 | Carl Enckell | |
| 1919-1922 | Rudolf Holsti | |
| 1922 | Carl Enckell | |
| 1922-1924 | Juho Heikki Vennola | |
| 1924 | Carl Enckell | |
| 1924-1925 | Hjalmar Procopé | |
| 1925 | Karl Idman | |
| 1925-1926 | Emil Nestor Setälä | |
| 1926-1927 | Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa | |
| 1927-1931 | Hjalmar Procopé | |
| 1931-1932 | Aarno Yrjö-Koskinen | |
| 1932-1936 | Anders Verner Hackzell | |
| 1936-1938 | Rudolf Holsti | |
| 1938 | Kaarle Väinö Voionmaa | |
| 1938-1939 | Juho Erkko | |
| 1939-1940 | Väinö Tanner | |
| 1940-1943 | Rolf Witting | |
| 1943-1944 | Carl Henrik Ramsay | |
| 1944-1950 | Carl Enckell | |
| 1950-1951 | Åke Henrik Gartz | |
| 1951-1952 | Sakari Tuomioja | |
| 1952-1953 | Urho Kekkonen | |
| 1953-1954 | Ralf Törngren | |
| 1954 | Urho Kekkonen | |
| 1954-1956 | Johannes Virolainen | |
| 1956-1957 | Ralf Törngren | |
| 1957 | Johannes Virolainen | |
| 1957-1958 | Paavo Johannes Hynninen | |
| 1958 | Johannes Virolainen | |
| 1958-1959 | Karl-August Fagerholm | |
| 1959-1961 | Ralf Törngren | |
| 1961 | Vieno Johannes Sukselainen | |
| 1961-1962 | Ahti Karjalainen | |
| 1962-1963 | Veli Kaarlo Merikoski | |
| 1963-1964 | Eino Jaakko Untamo Hallama | |
| 1964-1970 | Ahti Karjalainen | |
| 1970-1971 | Väinö Olavi Leskinen | |
| 1971-1972 | Olavi Johannes Mattila | |
| 1972 | Kalevi Sorsa | |
| 1972-1975 | Ahti Karjalainen | |
| 1975 | Olavi Johannes Mattila | |
| 1975-1976 | Kalevi Sorsa | |
| 1976-1977 | Keijo Tero Korhonen | |
| 1977-1982 | Paavo Väyrynen | |
| 1982-1983 | Pär Olav Mikael Stenbäck | |
| 1983-1987 | Paavo Väyrynen | |
| 1987-1989 | Kalevi Sorsa | |
| 1989 - 1991 | Pertti Paasio | |
| 1991 - 1993 | Paavo Väyrynen | |
| 1993 - 1995 | Heikki Johannes Haavisto | |
| 1995 | Paavo Rantanen | |
| 1995 - 2000 | Tarja Halonen | |
| 2000- Present | Erkki Tuomioja |
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