# Pekkala cabinet

Mauno Pekkala's cabinet was the 31st government of the Republic of Finland. The cabinet's time period was from March 26, 1946, to August 29, 1948. It was a majority government. Pekkala's cabinet did many major reforms including the child benefit security.

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Mauno Pekkala | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Yrjö Kallinen | March 26, 1946 | April 6, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Hertta Kuusinen | April 6, 1948 | August 29, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Carl Enckell | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Independent |
| Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Reinhold Svento | March 26, 1946 | April 30, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Uuno Takki | March 27, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister of the Interior | Yrjö Leino | March 26, 1946 | May 22, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister of the Interior | Eino Kilpi | May 26, 1948 | August 29, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister at the Ministry of Interior | Paavo A. Viding [fi] | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister of Defence | Mauno Pekkala | March 26, 1946 | March 27, 1946 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister of Defence | Yrjö Kallinen | March 27, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister at the Ministry of Defence | Mauno Pekkala | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister of Finance | Ralf Törngren | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Swedish People's |
| Minister at the Ministry of Finance | Onni Hiltunen | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Education | Eino Kilpi | March 26, 1946 | May 26, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister of Education | Lennart Heljas | May 26, 1948 | August 29, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister of Agriculture | Vihtori Vesterinen | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Ministry of Agriculture | Paavo A. Viding [fi] | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister of Transport and Public Works | Lauri Kaijalainen | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Ministry of Transport and Public Works | Erkki Härmä | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Uuno Takki | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Matti Janhunen | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs | Lennart Heljas | March 26, 1946 | May 26, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs | Erkki Härmä | April 12, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs | Onni Peltonen | May 26, 1948 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister of Public Welfare [fi] | Taavi Vilhula | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Agrarian |
| Minister at the Ministry of Public Welfare [fi] | Yrjö Murto | March 26, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | People's Democratic League |
| Minister at the Ministry of Public Welfare [fi] | Erkki Härmä | April 12, 1946 | August 29, 1948 | Social Democratic |
| Minister without portfolio | Hertta Kuusinen | May 26, 1948 | June 4, 1948 | People's Democratic League |