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The 'Prime Minister' (,
Swedish: ''statsminister'') is the
Head of Government of
Finland. The Prime Minister is appointed by the
President, who is the
Head of State. The current Prime Minister is
Matti Vanhanen of the
Centre Party.
Overview
Under the provisions of the new
Constitution of Finland (enacted in
2000), the President nominates a Prime Minister after the parties in the
''Eduskunta'' (Parliament) have negotiated the distribution of seats in the new
Council of State and the government's programme. Parliament must ratify the nominated Prime Minister with an
absolute majority in a
vote without other candidates. If the nominee doesn't receive sufficient support, then a new round of negotiations and a second nomination by the President follows. If the second nominee also fails to gain an absolute majority, then a third vote occurs, 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 Parliament's election.
The above procedure was first used to elect
Anneli Jäätteenmäki to the Prime Ministership 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 came into force, 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 ministers appointed had to have the confidence of the Parliament.
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
1918, the
Finnish Senate was transformed into the
Council of State (or
cabinet) of Finland, and the position of ''Vice-Chairman of the Economic Division of the Senate'' was transformed into that of a
Prime Minister.
Kesäranta (in
Swedish Villa Bjälbo), located in the
Meilahti area of
Helsinki, has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland since
1919.
Since its independence (declared on
December 6th,
1917), Finland has had 86 cabinets, the longest lasting being the two cabinets of Prime Minister
Paavo Lipponen, both lasting 1,464 days.
List of Prime Ministers
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Living former Prime Ministers
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Mauno Koivisto
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Harri Holkeri
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Esko Aho
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Paavo Lipponen
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Anneli Jäätteenmäki
See also
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Politics of Finland
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Lists of incumbents
External links
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Official site
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