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.

Onni Peltonen

Personal details

Date and place of birth: 27.8.1894 Jyväskylän mlk.

Days in office 1983

Ministerial duties

  • Kekkonen V - Minister of Social Affairs 20.10.1954 - 3.3.1956 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Kekkonen III - Minister of Transport and Public Works 20.9.1951 - 29.11.1952 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Kekkonen II - Minister of Transport and Public Works 17.1.1951 - 20.9.1951 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Fagerholm - Minister of Transport and Public Works 29.7.1948 - 17.3.1950 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Pekkala - Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs 26.5.1948 - 29.7.1948 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)
  • Paasikivi III - Minister of Transport and Public Works 9.11.1945 - 26.3.1946 (The Finnish Social Democratic Party)