Head of Government
The Head of Government is the Prime Minister, currently Jyrki Katainen, who has held the office since June 22, 2011. The Prime Minister designate is subject to election by the Parliament and, if elected, he or she —along with all the other ministers upon the nomination of the Prime Minister— are appointed by the President of Finland.
Katainen's government is a right-left coalition of the National Coalition Party, Social Democratic Party, Left Alliance, Green League, Swedish People's Party and Christian Democrats. Katainen's predecessor Mari Kiviniemi was elected Prime Minister in June 2010, after the resignation of Matti Vanhanen. Kiviniemi's and Vanhanen's governments both were centre-right coalitions, consisting of the National Coalition, Centre Party, Green League and Swedish People's Party.
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