Lipponen II Cabinet
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Paavo Lipponen's second cabinet was the 67th government of Finland. The cabinet was in office from 15 April 1999 to 17 April 2003. It was a center-left majority government, despite the center-right National Coalition Party's inclusion in the cabinet.
Lipponen's Second Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 67th Cabinet of Finland | |
 Paavo Lipponen in February 2002 | |
| Date formed | 15 April 1999 |
| Date dissolved | 17 April 2003 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Martti Ahtisaari Tarja Halonen |
| Head of government | Paavo Lipponen |
| Member parties | National Coalition Party Social Democratic Party Green League (Until 31 May 2002) Swedish People's Party Left Alliance |
| Status in legislature | 1999-May 2002
Majority 139 / 200 (70%) 128 / 200 (64%) |
| Opposition party | Center Christian League Reform Finns |
| History | |
| Election | 1999 Finnish parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Paavo Lipponen's first cabinet |
| Successor | Anneli Jäätteenmäki's Cabinet |
The Green League left the government on 31 May 2002 in protest of the government's decision to build the country's fifth nuclear power plant.