Paasio I cabinet
{{Short description|50th cabinet of Finland}}
Paasio's first cabinet was the 50th government of Finland, which lasted from 27 May 1966 to 22 March 1968. It was a majority government based on the popular front model. The cabinet’s Prime Minister was Rafael Paasio.
Paasio's first cabinet made many political reforms, such as the primary school law, the party subsidies law, family and pension law, and the liberation of the sale of certain alcoholic beverages.
In October 1967, following a bad economic period which led to a low balance of international payments, the cabinet devaluated the markka by about 30 percent.
Rafael Paasio resigned as Prime Minister on 22 March 1968 following the failure of the Social Democratic Party in establishing good formal relations with the Soviet Union.
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| Prime Minister Rafael Paasio Reino Oittinen, Acting Prime Minister | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Reino Oittinen | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahti Karjalainen | |
| Minister of Justice Aarre Simonen | |
| Minister of the Interior Martti Viitanen Antero Väyrynen | |
| Deputy Minister of the Interior Sulo Suorttanen | |
| Minister of Defence Sulo Suorttanen | |
| Minister of Finance Mauno Koivisto Eino Raunio | |
| Deputy Minister of Finance Ele Alenius | |
| Minister of Education Reino Oittinen | |
| Minister of Agriculture Nestori Kaasalainen | |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture Lars Lindeman | |
| Minister of Transport and Public Works Leo Suonpää | | |
| Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works Niilo Ryhtä Matti Kekkonen | | |
| Minister of Trade and Industry Olavi Salonen | |
| Minister of Social Affairs Matti Koivunen | |
| Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Esa Timonen Toivo Saloranta | | |
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Category:1966 establishments in Finland
Category:1968 disestablishments in Finland