Orpo's Government to have seven ministerial working groups
At its plenary session on Friday 14 July, the Government appointed ministerial working groups of Prime Minister Orpo's Government. The ministerial working groups were appointed for a sustainable welfare society; employment and entrepreneurship; clean energy, the environment and security of supply; internal security and administration of justice; children, youth and families; physically active lifestyles and functional capacity; and social transformation.
Compositions of the ministerial working groups
The ministerial working group on a sustainable welfare society will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to ensuring a sustainable and well-functioning welfare society.
Composition
Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Social Affairs and Health, Chair
Anna-Kaisa Ikonen, Minister of Local and Regional Government, Vice-Chair
Anders Adlercreutz, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Social Security
Mari Rantanen, Minister of the Interior
The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to the social security reform, international recruitment, promotion of competition and deregulation, entrepreneurship and the built environment.
Composition
Arto Satonen, Minister of Employment, Chair
Wille Rydman, Minister of Economic Affairs, Vice-Chair
Sandra Bergqvist, Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Social Security
Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment
Lulu Ranne, Minister of Transport and Communications
Ville Tavio, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
The ministerial working group on clean energy, the environment and security of supply will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to climate, environmental and nature policy, clean energy and the energy transition, and permit procedures for projects. In addition, the ministerial working group will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to food and forest policy.
Composition
Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Chair
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vice-Chair
Anders Adlercreutz, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Lulu Ranne, Minister of Transport and Communications
Wille Rydman, Minister of Economic Affairs
Arto Satonen, Minister of Employment
The ministerial working group on internal security and administration of justice will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to internal security and administration of justice.
Composition
Mari Rantanen, Minister of the Interior, Chair
Leena Meri, Minister of Justice, Vice-Chair
Sandra Bergqvist, Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence
Elina Valtonen, Minister for Foreign Affairs
The ministerial working group on children, youth and families will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to the wellbeing and prevention of social exclusion of children and young people.
Composition
Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Education, Chair
Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Minister of Social Security, Vice-Chair
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Sari Multala, Minister of Science and Culture
Mari Rantanen, Minister of the Interior
The ministerial working group on physically active lifestyles and functional capacity will guide and direct the implementation of the cross-administrative action plan promoting physically active lifestyles and functional capacity and monitors the action plan implementation. The ministerial working group will also deal with the other matters related to sports and elite sports included in the Government Programme.
Composition
Sari Multala, Minister of Science and Culture, Chair
Sandra Bergqvist, Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity, Vice-Chair
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Antti Häkkänen, Minister of Defence
Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Social Affairs and Health
Wille Rydman, Minister of Economic Affairs
The ministerial working group on social transformation will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme with regard to the extensive utilisation of digitalisation, robotisation and artificial intelligence in society as a whole and in public administration. The ministerial working group will deal with matters related to the development of public administration, excluding the reform of healthcare and social welfare administration.
Composition
Lulu Ranne, Minister of Transport and Communications, Chair
Anna-Kaisa Ikonen, Minister of Local and Regional Government, Vice-Chair
Anders Adlercreutz, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Sari Essayah, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Kai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment
Ville Tavio, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
When necessary, state secretaries may deputise for ministers at the ministerial working group meetings. Special advisers also have the right to be present at meetings.
Inquiries: Henrik Vuornos, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, tel. +358 295 16001 (Government switchboard) and Päivi Pietarinen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Legislative Affairs, +358 295 160 354, Prime Minister's Office.