Antti Hackzell's cabinet was the 27th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from August 8, 1944, to September 21, 1944. It was a majority government.
Hackzell's government's main task was to get Finland out of the war against the Soviet Union. At the end of August Antti Hackzell obtained a negotiation link with Moscow and on September 2 the government agreed to an armistice which started two days later.
Hackzell travelled to Moscow to negotiate the peace treaty but he suffered a bad stroke on September 14 and couldn no longer continue his work as minister. Foreign minister Carl Enckell succeeded him in making the Moscow Armistice treaty. New prime minister Urho Castrén took office and formed a new cabinet.
+ Assembly 27. Hackzell Finnish Government. MinisterPeriod of officePartyPrime Minister Antti HackzellAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 IndependentMinister of Foreign AffairsCarl EnckellAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 IndependentMinister of JusticeErnst von BornAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Swedish People's PartyMinister of InteriorKaarlo HilliläAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Agrarian LeagueDeputy Minister of InteriorEemil LuukkaAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Agrarian LeagueMinister of DefenceRudolf WaldenAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944 IndependentMinister of FinanceOnni HiltunenAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Social DemocratDeputy Minister of FinanceOlli PaloheimoAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944National Coalition PartyMinister of EducationKalle KauppiAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944National Progressive PartyMinister of AgricultureViljami KalliokoskiAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Agrarian LeagueMinister of Transport and Public WorksVäinö SalovaaraAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Social DemocratMinister of Trade and IndustryUuno TakkiAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Social DemocratMinister of Social AffairsAleksi AaltonenAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Social DemocratMinister of People's ServiceKaarle ElliläAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Agrarian LeagueDeputy Minister of People's ServiceJalo AuraAugust 8, 1944 – September 21, 1944Social Democrat
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