Governments and ministers since 1917

On this page, you can browse information about the governments of Finland by name, term, number of days in office or Prime Minister’s political party and see whether the government was a majority, minority or caretaker government. Ministers can be organised by name, political party and total number of days as minister. Information is available for all governments of Finland since it gained independence.

Aarre Simonen

Personal details

Date and place of birth: 18.11.1913 Helsinki

Days in office 3057

Ministerial duties

  • Koivisto - Minister of Justice 22.3.1968 - 14.5.1970 (Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders)
  • Paasio - Minister of Justice 27.5.1966 - 22.3.1968 (Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders)
  • Sukselainen - Minister at the Prime Minister's Office 2.9.1957 - 31.10.1957 (Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders)
  • Sukselainen - Minister deputising for the Prime Minister 2.9.1957 - 31.10.1957 (Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders)
  • Fagerholm II - Minister of Finance 3.3.1956 - 27.5.1957 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Kekkonen V - Minister of Justice 20.10.1954 - 6.11.1954 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Kekkonen V - Minister of Trade and Industry 20.10.1954 - 3.3.1956 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Fagerholm - Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works 24.3.1949 - 17.3.1950 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Fagerholm - Minister of the Interior 29.7.1948 - 17.3.1950 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)