Six Ministerial Working Groups in the Rinne Government
At its plenary session on Thursday, 4 July, the Government appointed ministerial working groups of the Prime Minister Rinne's Government. Strategic ministerial working groups were appointed for promoting employment, for climate and energy policy and for the restructuring of health and social services. A ministerial working group on competence, education, culture and innovation as well as on child and youth policy and on internal security and strengthening the rule of law were also appointed.
Compositions of the Ministerial Working Groups
The Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme in the following areas: employment promotion, labour market issues and employment legislation.
Composition
Minister of Employment Timo Harakka, Chair
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari
Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä
Minister of Economic Affairs Katri Kulmuni
Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen
Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist
The Ministerial Working Group on Climate and Energy Policy will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme in the following areas, taking into account social justice and global competitiveness: goal of carbon neutrality, strengthening of carbon sinks, and decision-making on climate and energy policy.
Composition
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen, Chair
Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin
Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen
Minister of Economic Affairs Katri Kulmuni
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä
Minister of Education Li Andersson
Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist
The Ministerial Working Group on Health and Social Services will guide and direct the restructuring of health and social services referred to in the Government Programme, in the manner specified in section 3.6.1 of the Programme.
Composition
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru, Chair
Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering Sirpa Paatero
Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko
Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen
Minister of Education Li Andersson
Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist
The Ministerial Working Group on Competence, Education, Culture and Innovation will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme in the following areas: raising the level of education and competence, reducing differences in learning outcomes, and increasing equality in education.
Composition
Minister of Education Li Andersson, Chair
Minister of Employment Timo Harakka
Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen
Minister of Economic Affairs Katri Kulmuni
Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko
Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson
The Ministerial Working Group on Child and Youth Policy will guide and direct the implementation of the Government Programme in the following area: implementation of the child and youth policy goals.
Composition
Minister of Science and Culture Annika Saarikko, Chair
Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen
Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist
The Ministerial Working Group on Internal Security and Strengthening the Rule of Law will discuss matters relating to the development of judicial administration, prevention of exclusion, prevention of over-indebtedness, and realisation of fundamental rights. It will also discuss matters of internal security and asylum and refugee policy.
Composition
Minister of Justice Anna-Maja Henriksson, Chair
Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering Sirpa Paatero
Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo
Minister of Social Affairs and Health Aino-Kaisa Pekonen
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen
When necessary, State Secretaries may represent the Ministers in the meetings.
Special Advisers to the Ministers have the right to attend the meetings, but they cannot present the Ministers.
The responsibilities of the Ministerial Working Groups are described in more detail in the Government Decision of 4.7.2019. (in Finnish)
Inquiries: Matti Hirvola, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in Political Affairs, tel. Tel. +358 295 160 991, and Timo Lankinen, Permanent State Under-Secretary, tel. +358 295 160 300, Prime Minister’s Office