Kekkonen IV cabinet

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Kekkonen's Fourth Cabinet
36th Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	9 August 1953
Date dissolved	17 November 1953
People and organisations
President	Juho Kusti Paasikivi
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen
Member parties	Agrarian League Swedish People's Party
Status in legislature	Minority 65 / 200 (33%)
Opposition parties	Social Democratic Party Finnish People's Democratic League National Coalition Party People's Party Åland Coalition
History
Predecessor	Kekkonen III Cabinet
Successor	Tuomioja Cabinet

Kekkonen's fourth cabinet was the 36th government of Finland, and it lasted from 9 August 1953 to 17 November 1953. It was a majority government headed by Urho Kekkonen.^[1]

Key

• ^† Died in office

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Urho Kekkonen	Kekkonen I Cabinet	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Ralf Törngren	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Swedish People's
Minister of Justice	Sven Högström	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Swedish People's
Minister of the Interior	Vieno Johannes Sukselainen	Kekkonen II Cabinet	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Defence	Kauno Kleemola	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Finance	Juho Niukkanen	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Finance	Nils Meinander	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Swedish People's
Minister of Education	Johannes Virolainen	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Agriculture	Martti Miettunen	Kekkonen II Cabinet	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Transport and Public Works	Eero Mäkinen	August 9, 1953	October 27, 1953 †		Independent
	Kusti Eskola	October 30, 1953	November 17, 1953		Agrarian
Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works	Kusti Eskola	August 9, 1953	October 30, 1953		Agrarian
Minister of Trade and Industry	Teuvo Aura	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Independent
Minister of Social Affairs	Lauri Hietanen	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Independent
Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs	Vieno Simonen	August 9, 1953	November 17, 1953		Agrarian