National
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the Prime Minister (Constitution section 61).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Ville Tavio PS since June 2023
Report Source: avoindata.eduskunta.fi,
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Sources
- avoindata.eduskunta.fi · checked Eduskunta open data MemberOfParliament (English XML, ValtioneuvostonJasenyydet), fetched 2026-10-12: official English title "Minister for Foreign Trade and Development" (Ville Tavio, Orpo government, from 20.06.2023). For: Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Orpo Cabinet, read 2026-10-12: ministers, portfolios and appointment dates incl. changes to 16 June 2026. Fallback: Wikipedia, because valtioneuvosto.fi returns HTTP 403 to automated fetches; cross-checked that all 19 ministers are sitting MPs in the Eduskunta open data. For: Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Ville Tavio, current term
- avoindata.eduskunta.fi · checked Eduskunta open data MemberOfParliament (ValtioneuvostonJasenyydet, Hallitus=Orpo), fetched 2026-10-12: official record of current government membership, portfolio and start date; confirms the 19 ministers loaded from Wikipedia. For: Ville Tavio, current term