# Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland)

The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Finnish: maa- ja metsätalousministeri, Swedish: jord- och skogsbruksminister) is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial portfolios. The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Since June 2023, Finland's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry has been Sari Essayah of the Christian Democrats.

## List of ministers
### Key

Agrarian/Centre Party  Christian Democrats  National Coalition Party  National Progressive Party  Social Democratic Party  Independent

### Ministers

| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Cabinet |
| Kyösti Kallio | Agrarian | 27 November 1917 | 17 August 1918 | 263 days | Svinhufvud I Paasikivi I |
| Uuno Brander | Independent | 17 August 1918 | 17 April 1919 | 243 days | Ingman I |
| Kyösti Kallio | Agrarian | 17 April 1919 | 15 March 1920 | 333 days | K. Castrén Vennola I |
| Eero Pehkonen | Agrarian | 15 March 1920 | 9 April 1921 | 1 year, 25 days | Erich |
| Kyösti Kallio | Agrarian | 9 April 1921 | 2 June 1922 | 1 year, 54 days | Vennola II |
| Östen Elfving | Independent | 2 June 1922 | 14 November 1922 | 165 days | Cajander I |
| Juho Sunila | Agrarian | 14 November 1922 | 18 January 1924 | 1 year, 65 days | Kallio I |
| Östen Elfving | Independent | 18 January 1924 | 31 May 1924 | 134 days | Cajander II |
| Jalo Lahdensuo | Agrarian | 31 May 1924 | 22 November 1924 | 309 days | Ingman II |
| Ilmari Auer | Agrarian | 22 November 1924 | 31 March 1925 | 129 days | Ingman II |
| Juho Sunila | Agrarian | 31 March 1925 | 13 December 1926 | 1 year, 257 days | Tulenheimo Kallio II |
| Mauno Pekkala | Social Democratic | 13 December 1926 | 17 December 1927 | 1 year, 4 days | Tanner |
| Sigurd Mattsson | Agrarian | 17 December 1927 | 22 December 1928 | 1 year, 5 days | Sunila I |
| Eemil Linna | National Progressive | 22 December 1928 | 16 August 1929 | 237 days | Mantere |
| Kaarle Ellilä | Agrarian | 16 August 1929 | 4 July 1930 | 322 days | Kallio III |
| August Raatikainen | Agrarian | 4 July 1930 | 21 March 1931 | 260 days | Svinhufvud II |
| Sigurd Mattsson | Agrarian | 21 March 1931 | 14 December 1932 | 1 year, 268 days | Sunila II |
| Kalle Jutila | Agrarian | 14 December 1932 | 25 September 1936 | 3 years, 286 days | Kivimäki |
| Eemil Linna | National Progressive | 25 September 1936 | 7 October 1936 | 12 days | Kivimäki |
| Pekka Heikkinen | Agrarian | 7 October 1936 | 15 August 1940 | 3 years, 313 days | Kallio IV Cajander III Ryti I-II |
| Viljami Kalliokoski | Agrarian | 15 August 1940 | 17 November 1944 | 4 years, 94 days | Ryti II Rangell Linkomies Hackzell U. Castrén |
| Eemil Luukka | Agrarian | 17 November 1944 | 17 April 1945 | 151 days | Paasikivi II |
| Kalle Jutila | Agrarian | 17 April 1945 | 29 September 1945 | 165 days | Paasikivi III |
| Vihtori Vesterinen | Agrarian | 9 November 1945 | 29 July 1948 | 2 years, 263 days | Paasikivi III Pekkala |
| Matti Lepistö | Social Democratic | 29 July 1948 | 17 March 1950 | 1 year, 231 days | Fagerholm I |
| Taavi Vilhula | Agrarian | 17 March 1950 | 17 January 1951 | 306 days | Kekkonen I |
| Martti Miettunen | Agrarian | 17 January 1951 | 17 November 1953 | 2 years, 304 days | Kekkonen II-III-IV |
| Kalle Jutila | Independent | 17 November 1953 | 5 May 1954 | 169 days | Tuomioja |
| Viljami Kalliokoski | Agrarian | 5 May 1954 | 3 March 1956 | 1 year, 303 days | Törngren Kekkonen V |
| Martti Miettunen | Agrarian | 3 March 1956 | 2 July 1957 | 1 year, 121 days | Fagerholm II Sukselainen I |
| Kusti Eskola | Agrarian | 2 July 1957 | 29 November 1957 | 150 days | Fagerholm II |
| Hans Perttula | Independent | 29 November 1957 | 26 April 1958 | 148 days | von Fieandt |
| Pauli Lehtosalo | Independent | 26 April 1958 | 29 August 1958 | 125 days | Kuuskoski |
| Martti Miettunen | Agrarian | 29 August 1958 | 14 November 1958 | 77 days | Fagerholm III |
| Urho Kähönen | Agrarian | 14 November 1958 | 13 January 1959 | 60 days | Fagerholm III |
| Einari Jaakkola | Agrarian | 13 January 1959 | 14 July 1961 | 2 years, 182 days | Sukselainen III |
| Johannes Virolainen | Agrarian | 14 July 1961 | 18 December 1963 | 2 years, 157 days | Miettunen I Karjalainen I |
| Samuli Suomela | Independent | 18 December 1963 | 12 September 1964 | 269 days | Lehto |
| Mauno Jussila | Centre | 12 September 1964 | 27 May 1966 | 1 year, 257 days | Virolainen |
| Nestori Kaasalainen | Centre | 27 May 1966 | 22 March 1968 | 1 year, 300 days | Paasio I |
| Martti Miettunen | Centre | 22 March 1968 | 14 May 1970 | 2 years, 53 days | Koivisto I |
| Nils Westermarck | Independent | 14 May 1970 | 15 July 1970 | 62 days | Aura I |
| Nestori Kaasalainen | Centre | 15 July 1970 | 29 October 1971 | 1 year, 106 days | Karjalainen II |
| Samuli Suomela | Independent | 29 October 1971 | 23 February 1972 | 117 days | Aura II |
| Leo Happonen | Social Democratic | 23 February 1972 | 4 September 1972 | 194 days | Paasio II |
| Erkki Haukipuro | Centre | 4 September 1972 | 1 August 1973 | 331 days | Sorsa I |
| Heimo Linna | Centre | 1 August 1973 | 13 June 1975 | 1 year, 316 days | Sorsa I |
| Veikko Ihamuotila | Independent | 13 June 1975 | 30 November 1975 | 170 days | Liinamaa |
| Heimo Linna | Centre | 30 November 1975 | 29 September 1976 | 304 days | Miettunen II |
| Johannes Virolainen | Centre | 29 September 1976 | 26 May 1979 | 2 years, 239 days | Miettunen III Sorsa II |
| Taisto Tähkämaa | Centre | 26 May 1979 | 6 May 1983 | 3 years, 345 days | Koivisto II Sorsa III |
| Toivo Yläjärvi | Centre | 6 May 1983 | 30 April 1987 | 3 years, 359 days | Sorsa III |
| Toivo T. Pohjala | National Coalition | 30 April 1987 | 26 April 1991 | 3 years, 361 days | Holkeri |
| Martti Pura | Centre | 26 April 1991 | 12 April 1994 | 2 years, 351 days | Aho |
| Mikko Pesälä | Centre | 12 April 1994 | 13 April 1995 | 1 year, 1 day | Aho |
| Kalevi Hemilä | Independent | 13 April 1995 | 1 February 2002 | 6 years, 294 days | Lipponen I-II |
| Raimo Tammilehto | Independent | 1 February 2002 | 31 May 2002 | 119 days | Lipponen II |
| Jari Koskinen | National Coalition | 31 May 2002 | 17 April 2003 | 321 days | Lipponen II |
| Juha Korkeaoja | Centre | 17 April 2003 | 19 April 2007 | 4 years, 2 days | Jäätteenmäki Vanhanen I |
| Sirkka-Liisa Anttila | Centre | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | 4 years, 64 days | Vanhanen II Kiviniemi |
| Jari Koskinen | National Coalition | 22 June 2011 | 24 June 2014 | 3 years, 2 days | Katainen |
| Petteri Orpo | National Coalition | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 339 days | Stubb |
| Kimmo Tiilikainen | Centre | 29 May 2015 | 5 May 2017 | 1 year, 341 days | Sipilä |
| Jari Leppä | Centre | 5 May 2017 | 29 April 2022 | 4 years, 359 days | Sipilä Rinne Marin |
| Antti Kurvinen | Centre | 29 April 2022 | 20 June 2023 | 1 year, 52 days | Marin |
| Sari Essayah | Christian Democrats | 20 June 2023 | present | 1 year, 271 days | Orpo |