Kekkonen's first cabinet was the 33rd government of Finland. The cabinet existed from 17 March 1950 to 17 January 1951. It was a minority government. The cabinet's Prime Minister was Urho Kekkonen.
During the cabinet's run, Kekkonen took a more significant role in the management of Soviet relations than president Paasikivi. For example, as Prime Minister, Kekkonen signed the Soviet-sponsored World Peace Council act banning atomic weapons. In June 1950, Kekkonen travelled to Moscow to agree on the first five-year agreement between Finnish-Soviet trade. The cabinet's foreign policy lead to an improvement in Finnish-Soviet relationships.
One of the cabinet's problems was the large inflation caused by the Korean War.
Ministers Key Resigned Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party Prime Minister Urho Kekkonen March 17, 1950 Kekkonen IV Cabinet Agrarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Åke Gartz March 17, 1950 Kekkonen II Cabinet Independent Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sakari Tuomioja March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 National Progressive Minister of Justice Heikki Kannisto March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 National Progressive Minister of the Interior Urho Kekkonen March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister at the Ministry of the Interior Lauri Riikonen March 17, 1950 September 30, 1950 Agrarian Johannes Virolainen September 30, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister of Defence Kustaa Tiitu March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister of Finance Vieno Johannes Sukselainen March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister at the Ministry of Finance Nils Meinander March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Swedish People's Minister of Education Lennart Heljas March 17, 1950 Kekkonen II Cabinet Agrarian Minister of Agriculture Taavi Vilhula March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture Eemil Luukka March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister of Transport and Public Works Martti Miettunen March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works Kauno Kleemola March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Lauri Riikonen March 24, 1950 March 31, 1950 Agrarian Vihtori Vesterinen March 31, 1950 January 17, 1951 Agrarian Minister of Trade and Industry Sakari Tuomioja March 17, 1950 September 30, 1950 National Progressive Teuvo Aura September 30, 1950 January 17, 1951 National Progressive Minister of Social Affairs Ralf Törngren March 17, 1950 January 17, 1951 Swedish People's References