# List of cabinet ministers in Finland who have resigned from their office

This is a list of cabinet ministers in Finland who have resigned from their office. There are no Cabinet reshuffles or fall of cabinets in the list.

## List

| Year of resignation | Post | Minister | Cabinet | Party affiliation | Reason | Successor | Party affiliation |
| 1918 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Kyösti Kallio | Paasikivi I | Agrarian League | resigned because of the government's royalist policy | Uuno Brander | National Progressive Party |
| 1918 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture | E. Y. Pehkonen | Paasikivi I | Agrarian League | resigned because of the government's royalist policy | Successor was not appointed | Successor was not appointed |
| 1923 | Minister of Defence | Bruno Jalander | Kallio I | Non-partisan | spying scandal | Vilho Nenonen | Non-partisan |
| 1933 | Minister of Justice | Hugo Malmberg | Kivimäki | Swedish People's Party | was appointed president of Vaasa Court of Appeal | Eric J. Serlachius | Swedish People's Party |
| 1936 | Minister of Justice | Eric J. Serlachius | Kivimäki | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the controversial language of the University of Helsinki | Emil Jatkola | Edistyspuolue |
| 1936 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Rolf Witting | Kivimäki | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the controversial language of the University of Helsinki | Tyko Reinikka | Agrarian League |
| 1938 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Rudolf Holsti | Cajander III | National Progressive Party | Citicized Adolf Hitler at the League of Nations Assembly of the Foreign Ministers' Meeting | Väinö Voionmaa | Social Democratic Party |
| 1939 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Oskari Reinikainen | Cajander III | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Director of the Medical Board chief executive officer. | Successor was not appointed | Successor was not appointed |
| 1941 | Minister of the Interior | Ernst von Born | Rangell | Swedish People's Party | objected to the Karelian refugees resettlement in the Swedish-speaking regions | Toivo Horelli | National Coalition Party |
| 1941 | Minister of People's Service | Väinö Kotilainen | Rangell | Non-partisan | Was appointed as East Karelia military administration commander | Väinö Arola | Agrarian League |
| 1943 | Minister of Social Affairs | Karl-August Fagerholm | Linkomies | Social Democratic Party | Citicized German occupation in Norway | Aleksi Aaltonen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1945 | Deputy Minister of Social Affairs | Pekka Heikkinen | Ryti II | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Kuopio Province | Viljami Kalliokoski | Agrarian League |
| 1945 | Deputy Minister of Social Affairs | Eero A. Wuori | Paasikivi III | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Finnish Ambassador to the United Kingdom | Eino Kilpi | Social Democratic Party |
| 1945 | Minister of Finance | Sakari Tuomioja | Kekkonen III | National Progressive Party | Was appointed as Governor of Bank of Finland | Ralf Törngren | Swedish People's Party |
| 1948 | Minister of the Interior | Yrjö Leino | Pekkala | People's Democratic League | a motion of censure of Parliament | Eino Kilpi | People's Democratic League |
| 1948 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Reinhold Svento | Pekkala | People's Democratic League | Was appointed as Finnish Ambassador to Switzerland | Aarre Simonen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1949 | Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Erkki Härmä | Fagerholm I | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Turku and Pori Province | Uuno Takki | Social Democratic Party |
| 1949 | Minister of Social Affairs | Valdemar Liljeström | Fagerholm I | Social Democratic Party | personal reasons; traveled on the train under heave influence of alcohol beveriges | Tyyne Leivo-Larsson | Social Democratic Party |
| 1950 | Deputy Minister of Interior | Lauri Riikonen | Kekkonen I | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Kuopio Province | Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian League |
| 1953 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Matti Lepistö | Kekkonen III | Social Democratic Party | because of political scandal | Taavi Vilhula | Agrarian League |
| 1953 | Minister of Transport and Public Works | Onni Peltonen | Kekkonen III | Social Democratic Party | because of political scandal | Eemil Huunonen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1957 | Minister of Finance | Nils Meinander | Sukselainen I | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the state financial crisis | Esa Kaitila | People's Party |
| 1957 | Deputy of Minister of Agriculture | Bertel Lindh | Sukselainen I | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the state financial crisis | Matti Lepistö | Sos. Dem. Oppositio |
| 1957 | Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Torsten Nordström | Sukselainen I | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government because of the state financial crisis | Kustaa Tiitu | Agrarian League |
| 1958 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Martti Miettunen | Fagerholm III | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Lapland province | Urho Kähönen | Agrarian League |
| 1958 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Johannes Virolainen | Fagerholm III | Agrarian League | International crises between Soviet Union and Finland | Karl-August Fagerholm | Social Democratic Party |
| 1960 | Minister of the Interior | Eino Palovesi | Sukselainen I | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Central Finland Province | Eemil Luukka | Agrarian League |
| 1961 | Minister of Justice | Antti Hannikainen | Sukselainen II | Agrarian League | was appointed Chancellor of Justice | Pauli Lehtosalo | Agrarian League |
| 1963 | Minister of the Interior | Eeli Erkkilä | Karjalainen I | Agrarian League | health reasons | Niilo Ryhtä | Agrarian League |
| 1963 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Onni Koski | Karjalainen I | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (SAK) | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Johan Otto Söderhjelm | Swedish People's Party |
| 1963 | Minister of Transport and Public Works | Onni Närvänen | Karjalainen I | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (SAK) | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Olavi Lahtela | Agrarian League |
| 1963 | Minister of Social Affairs | Olavi Saarinen | Karjalainen I | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders (SAK) | Social Democratic Union of Workers and Smallholders left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Kyllikki Pohjala | National Coalition Party |
| 1963 | Minister of Finance | Osmo P. Karttunen | Karjalainen I | National Coalition Party | credibility issue | Mauno Jussila | Agrarian League |
| 1964 | Minister at Council of State | Aarne Nuorvala | Lehto | Non-partisan | was appointed Chancellor of Justice | Successor was not appointed | Successor was not appointed |
| 1967 | Minister of the Interior | Niilo Ryhtä | Paasio I | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province | Martti Viitanen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1967 | Deputy Minister of Social Affairs | Esa Timonen | Paasio I | Agrarian League | Was appointed as Governor of the Northern Savo province | Toivo Saloranta | Agrarian League |
| 1967 | Minister of the Interior | Martti Viitanen | Miettunen II | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Vaasa Province | Antero Väyrynen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1969 | Deputy Minister of Transport and Public Works | Viljo Virtanen | Koivisto I | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Mikkeli Province | Veikko Helle | Social Democratic Party |
| 1970 | Minister of the Interior | Artturi Jämsén | Karjalainen II | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Central Finland Province | Eino Uusitalo | Centre Party |
| 1971 | Minister of Justice | Erkki Tuominen | Karjalainen II | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Mikko Laaksonen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1971 | Minister of Transport | Veikko Saarto | Karjalainen II | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Kalervo Haapasalo | Social Democratic Party |
| 1971 | Minister of Social Affairs | Anna-Liisa Tiekso | Karjalainen II | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Pekka Kuusi | Social Democratic Party |
| 1972 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Grels Teir | Sorsa I | Swedish People's Party | Was appointed as the chief executive officer of the State Treasury | Jan-Magnus Jansson | Swedish People's Party |
| 1973 | Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry | Erkki Haukipuro | Sorsa I | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province | Heimo Linna | Centre Party |
| 1973 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Jussi Linnamo | Sorsa I | Social Democratic Party | Zavidovo-scandal | Grels Teir | Swedish People's Party |
| 1973 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Margit Eskman | Paasio II | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the chief executive officer of the Social Insurance Institution | Seija Karkinen | Social Democratic Party |
| 1974 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Jan-Magnus Jansson | Sorsa I | Swedish People's Party | Was appointed as the editorial chief of Hufvudstadsbladet | Kristian Gestrin | Swedish People's Party |
| 1976 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Viljo Luukka | Miettunen II | Non-partisan | health reasons | Esko Rekola | Non-partisan |
| 1978 | Deputy Minister | Kristian Gestrin | Sorsa II | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government, as opposed to economic power bill | Tuure Salo | Liberal People's Party |
| 1978 | Minister of Education | Kristian Gestrin | Sorsa II | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party left the government, as opposed to economic power bill | Jaakko Itälä | Liberal People's Party |
| 1981 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Ulf Sundqvist | Koivisto II | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the National Workers' Savings Bank | Pirkko Työläjärvi | Social Democratic Party |
| 1982 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Jacob Söderman | Sorsa III | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Uusimaa Province | Eeva Kuuskoski | Centre Party |
| 1982 | Minister of Education | Kalevi Kivistö | Sorsa III | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Kaarina Suonio | Social Democratic Party |
| 1982 | Minister of Transport | Jarmo Wahlström | Sorsa III | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Reino Breilin | Social Democratic Party |
| 1982 | Minister of Labour | Jouko Kajanoja | Sorsa III | People's Democratic League | People's Democratic League left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Veikko Helle | Social Democratic Party |
| 1982 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Mauno Forsman | Sorsa III | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Finland's Slot Machine Association | Jermu Laine | Social Democratic Party |
| 1982 | Minister of Foreign Trade | Esko Rekola | Sorsa III | Non-partisan | retired | Arne Berner | Liberal People's Party |
| 1984 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Vappu Taipale | Sorsa IV | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute | Matti Puhakka | Social Democratic Party |
| 1986 | Minister of Education | Kaarina Suonio | Sorsa IV | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as Deputy Mayor of City of Tampere | Pirjo Ala-Kapee | Social Democratic Party |
| 1986 | Minister of Finance | Ahti Pekkala | Sorsa IV | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Oulu province | Esko Ollila | Centre Party |
| 1989 | Minister of Transport | Pekka Vennamo | Holkeri | Finnish Rural Party | Was appointed as the Director of the Post and Telecommunications Authority | Raimo Vistbacka | Finnish Rural Party |
| 1989 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Helena Pesola | Holkeri | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute | Mauri Miettinen | National Coalition Party |
| 1990 | Minister of Finance | Erkki Liikanen | Holkeri | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the Ambassador to the European Community | Matti Louekoski | Social Democratic Party |
| 1990 | Minister of Education | Christoffer Taxell | Holkeri | Swedish People's Party | Was appointed as the CEO of Partek | Ole Norrback | Swedish People's Party |
| 1990 | Minister of the Environment | Kaj Bärlund | Holkeri | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the Director of the Water and Environment Board | Successor was not appointed | Successor was not appointed |
| 1990 | Minister of Transport | Raimo Vistbacka | Holkeri | Finnish Rural Party | Rural Party left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Ilkka Kanerva | National Coalition Party |
| 1992 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Eeva Kuuskoski | Aho | Centre Party | resigned because of budget dispute | Jorma Huuhtanen | Centre Party |
| 1992 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Kauko Juhantalo | Aho | Centre Party | Impeachment | Pekka Tuomisto | Centre Party |
| 1993 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Paavo Väyrynen | Aho | Centre Party | resigned; started the 1994 presidential campaign. | Heikki Haavisto | Centre Party |
| 1993 | Ministry of Trade and Industry | Pekka Tuomisto | Aho | Centre Party | Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute | Seppo Kääriäinen | Centre Party |
| 1994 | Minister for International Development | Toimi Kankaanniemi | Aho | Christian Democrats | Christian Democrats left cabinet because of the government's EC membership vote | Successor was not appointed | Successor was not appointed |
| 1994 | Minister of Justice | Hannele Pokka | Aho | Centre Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Lapland province | Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Centre Party |
| 1994 | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Martti Pura | Aho | Centre Party | was appointed as Mayor of Sodankylä | Mikko Pesälä | Centre Party |
| 1995 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Heikki Haavisto | Aho | Centre Party | Fell ill with a brain hemorrhage | Paavo Rantanen | Non-partisan |
| 1995 | Minister of Housing | Pirjo Rusanen | Aho | National Coalition Party | Became as MEP of the European Parliament | Anneli Taina | National Coalition Party |
| 1995 | Minister of Defence | Elisabeth Rehn | Aho | Swedish People's Party | Became as MEP of the European Parliament | Jan-Erik Enestam | Swedish People's Party |
| 1996 | Minister of Finance | Iiro Viinanen | Lipponen I | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the CEO of Pohjola Bank | Sauli Niinistö | National Coalition Party |
| 1997 | Minister of Transport | Tuula Linnainmaa | Lipponen I | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as Governor of the Uusimaa Province | Matti Aura | National Coalition Party |
| 1997 | Deputy Minister of Finance | Arja Alho | Lipponen I | Social Democratic Party | resigned as accused of financial fraud | Jouko Skinnari | Social Democratic Party |
| 1998 | Minister of Justice | Kari Häkämies | Lipponen I | National Coalition Party | was appointed as Mayor of City of Kuopio | Jussi Järventaus | National Coalition Party |
| 1998 | Minister of Culture | Claes Andersson | Lipponen I | Left Alliance | gave up the chairmanship of the Left Alliance | Suvi-Anne Siimes | Vasemmistoliitto |
| 1999 | Minister of Transport | Matti Aura | Lipponen I | National Coalition Party | Allegations of abuse of power. | Kimmo Sasi | National Coalition Party |
| 2002 | Minister of the Environment | Satu Hassi | Lipponen II | Greens | The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan | Jouni Backman | Social Democratic Party |
| 2002 | Minister of Social Services | Osmo Soininvaara | Lipponen II | Greens | The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan | Eva Biaudet | Swedish People's Party |
| 2002 | Minister of Culture | Suvi Linden | Lipponen II | National Coalition Party | Allegations of abuse of power. | Kaarina Dromberg | National Coalition Party |
| 2002 | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry | Kalevi Hemilä | Lipponen II | Non-partisan | Was appointed as the CEO of the Food Industry Association | Raimo Tammilehto | Non-partisan |
| 2002 | Minister of Transport | Olli-Pekka Heinonen | Lipponen II | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Finnish Broadcasting Company | Kimmo Sasi | National Coalition Party |
| 2003 | Prime Minister | Anneli Jäätteenmäki | Jäätteenmäki | Centre Party | Irakgate-scandal | Matti Vanhanen | Centre Party |
| 2008 | Minister of Education | Sari Sarkomaa | Vanhanen II | National Coalition Party | personal reasons | Henna Virkkunen | National Coalition Party |
| 2008 | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Ilkka Kanerva | Vanhanen II | National Coalition Party | sexual scandal | Alexander Stubb | National Coalition Party |
| 2009 | Minister of Labour | Tarja Cronberg | Vanhanen II | Greens | gave up the chairmanship of the Greens | Anni Sinnemäki | Greens |
| 2010 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Sinikka Mönkäre | Vanhanen II | Social Democratic Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Finland's Slot Machine Association | Tuula Haatainen | Social Democratic Party |
| 2010 | Prime Minister | Matti Vanhanen | Vanhanen II | Centre Party | Was appointed as the CEO of the Association of the Family Businesses | Mari Kiviniemi | Centre Party |
| 2010 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Liisa Hyssälä | Vanhanen II | Centre Party | Was appointed as the Director of the National Board of Social Institute | Juha Rehula | Centre Party |
| 2012 | Ministry of Economic Affairs | Jyri Häkämies | Katainen | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the CEO of Confederation of Finnish Industries | Jan Vapaavuori | National Coalition Party |
| 2012 | Minister of Defence | Stefan Wallin | Katainen | Swedish People's Party | Swedish People's Party gave up the chairmanship of the Minister and in the same place | Carl Haglund | Swedish People's Party |
| 2013 | Minister for International Development | Heidi Hautala | Katainen | Greens | Allegations of abuse of power. | Pekka Haavisto | Greens |
| 2014 | Minister of Transport | Merja Kyllönen | Katainen | Left Alliance | Left Alliance left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Henna Virkkunen | National Coalition Party |
| 2014 | Minister of Culture and Sports | Paavo Arhinmäki | Katainen | Left Alliance | Left Alliance left cabinet because of the government's budget dispute | Pia Viitanen | Social Democratic Party |
| 2014 | Prime Minister | Jyrki Katainen | Katainen | National Coalition Party | Was appointed as the European Commissioner | Alexander Stubb | National Coalition Party |
| 2014 | Minister of Finance | Jutta Urpilainen | Katainen | Social Democratic Party | lost of party leadership | Antti Rinne | Social Democratic Party |
| 2014 | Transport and Local Government | Henna Virkkunen | Katainen | National Coalition Party | Became as MEP of the European Parliament | Paula Risikko | National Coalition Party |
| 2014 | Minister for International Development | Pekka Haavisto | Stubb | Greens | The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan | Sirpa Paatero | Social Democratic Party |
| 2014 | Minister of the Environment | Ville Niinistö | Stubb | Greens | The Greens left the government because of the nuclear plant decision plan | Sanni Grahn-Laasonen | National Coalition Party |
| 2016 | Minister of Finance | Alexander Stubb | Sipilä | National Coalition Party | lost chairmanship of the National Coalition Party | Petteri Orpo | National Coalition Party |
| 2016 | Minister of Health and Social Services | Hanna Mäntylä | Sipilä | True Finns | resigned for family reasons | Pirkko Mattila | True Finns |
| 2016 | Ministry of Economic Affairs | Olli Rehn | Sipilä | Centre Party | Was appointed as the member of the Executive Board of the Bank of Finland | Mika Lintilä | Centre Party |
| 2019 | Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering | Sirpa Paatero | Rinne | Social Democratic Party | Finland postal strike controversy 2019 | Tytti Tuppurainen (European Affairs and Ownership Steering), Sirpa Paatero (Local Government) | Social Democratic Party |
| 2019 | Prime Minister | Antti Rinne | Rinne | Social Democratic Party | lack of confidence | Sanna Marin | Social Democratic Party |
| 2020 | Minister of Finance | Katri Kulmuni | Marin | Centre Party | coaching paid for with taxpayers' money | Matti Vanhanen | Centre Party |
| 2023 | Minister of Economic Affairs | Vilhelm Junnila | Orpo | Finns Party | far-right links | Wille Rydman | Finns Party |