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President appoints new cabinet

President Sauli Niinistö formally appointed Finland's 74th government on Friday morning. The new cabinet, headed by Centre Party leader Juha Sipilä, consists of 14 ministers representing the Centre, National Coalition and Finns parties.

Puolustusministeri Jussi Niinistö (vas.), sosiaali- ja terveysministeri Hanna Mäntylä, pääministeri Juha Sipilä, liikenne- ja viestintäministeri Anne Berner ja elinkeinoministeri Olli Rehn (oik.) vannovat ministerivalan.
Image: Antti Aimo-Koivisto / Lehtikuva

On Friday morning, President Niinistö dismissed the previous government that was headed by NCP chair Alexander Stubb before appointing Sipilä’s new cabinet.

Sipilä's new three-party government is made up of six ministers from the Centre Party and four each from the National Coalition Party and the Finns Party.

Nine of the new cabinet posts are held by men and five by women.