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The Orpo Cabinet is the 77th government of Finland.It was formed following the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election and succeeds the Marin Cabinet led by the Social Democrats and was formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistö on 20 June 2023.
In the incumbent Orpo Cabinet, the Government comprises 19 ministers leading 12 ministries. Majority coalition governments have become the foundation of the Finnish Government; apart from a few historical exceptions, a Government is usually assembled by the representatives of two major parties and a number of smaller parties. [4]
As a result, its leader Petteri Orpo started forming a coalition government. [29] The Orpo Cabinet was sworn into office on 20 June 2023, a NCP-led coalition with the Finns Party, Christian Democrats and Swedish People's Party of Finland. [30] In February 2024, National Coalition Party candidate Alexander Stubb was elected as Finland's next ...
The full parliamentary salary is, as of 1 May 2011, at least €6,335 a month, so the Finnish prime minister receives at least €14,842 per month in total. The salary is subject to income tax. The prime minister is entitled to 30 vacation days during each calendar year.
The Orpo Cabinet's incumbent Minister for European Affairs is since the 5th of July 2024 Joakim Strand of the Swedish People's Party who replaced Anders Adlercreutz the current Minister of Education (Finland). [2]
A Finnish political identity and distinctively Finnish politics first developed under the Russian rule in the country from 1809 to 1917. During the era Finland had an autonomous position within the Russian Empire with its own legislative powers. However, all bills had to be signed into law by the Russian Emperor who was the Grand Duke of Finland.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo raised concerns around Russia's shadow fleet of oil tankers after a vessel was seized on Thursday as part of an investigation into a ruptured undersea cable.
The Parliament meets in the Parliament House (Finnish: Eduskuntatalo, Swedish: Riksdagshuset), which is located in central Helsinki. The most recent parliamentary election took place on 2 April 2023. After the 2023 election the Orpo Cabinet was formed by the National Coalition, Finns and Swedish People's parties as well as the Christian Democrats.