TY - JOUR AU - SUNDBERG, JAN AB - JAN SUNDBERG Department of Political Science, University of Helsinki Table 1. Cabinet composition on 1 January 1998 A. The party composition o Lipponen f Date of investiture: 13 April 1995 No. Party Number and percentage of parliamentary seats Number and percentage of cabinet posts Social Democratic Party (SDP) National Coalition (KOK) Swedish People’s Party (SFP) Green League (VIHR) Left-Wing Alliance (VAS) 63 (31.5%) 39 (19.5%) 12 (6.0%) 9 (4.5%) 22 ( 1 1 .O%) Nonpolitical - 7 (38.9%) 5 (27.7%) 2 (11.1%) 1(5.6%) 2(11.1%) Nonpolitical 1 (5.6%) B. Members of the Lipponen Cabinet Prime MinisterPa~nisteri/Statsminister: Lipponen (1941 male, SDP) P. Vice Prime MinisterPahiniMinister of FinanceNaltiovarainministerilFinansminister; sterin sijainen/St2lIforetradande Statsminister: S. Niinisto (1948 male; KOK) Minister of Foreign Affairs/Ulkoasiainministeri/Utrikesminister: T. Halonen ( 1943 female, SDP) Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister of Nordic co-operationEurooppa ja ulkomaankauppaministeri, pohjoismainen yhteystyoministerihlinisterfor europaiirenden och utrikeshandel, nordisk samarbetsminister: 0. Norrback (1941 male, SFP) Minister of Justice/Oikeusministeri/Justitietninister:K. H a h i e s (1956 male, KOK) resigned and was replaced on 13 March by J. Jtirventaus (195 1 male, KOK) Minister of the Interior/Sisaasiainministeri/Inrikesminister:J-E. Enestam (1947 male, SFP) Minister of Administrative Affairs/HallintoministerilFijrvaltningsminister: J. Backman (1959 male, SDP) Minister of DefencePuoIustusministeriForsvarsminister:A. Taina (195 1 female, TI - FINLAND JF - European Journal of Political Research DO - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1999.tb00714.x DA - 1999-12-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/finland-ZasMF0DcTV SP - 383 VL - 36 IS - 3‐4 DP - DeepDyve ER -