Hackzell Cabinet


Antti Hackzell's cabinet was the 27th government of Republic of Finland. Cabinet's time period was from September 8, 1944 to October 21, 1944. It was a majority government.
Hackzell's government's main task was to get Finland out of the war against Soviet Union.
At the end of August Antti Hackzell obtained a negotiation link with Moscow and on September 2 the government agreed to an armistice which started two days later.
Hackzell travelled to Moscow to negotiate the peace treaty but he suffered a bad stroke on September 14 and couldn no longer continue his work as minister. Foreign minister Carl Enckell succeeded him in making the Moscow Armistice treaty. New prime minister Urho Castrén took office and formed a new cabinet.
MinisterPeriod of officeParty
Prime Minister
Antti Hackzell
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Carl Enckell
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Independent
Minister of Justice
Ernst von Born
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Swedish People's Party
Minister of Interior
Kaarlo Hillilä
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Agrarian League
Deputy Minister of Interior
Eemil Luukka
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Agrarian League
Minister of Defence
Rudolf Walden
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Independent
Minister of Finance
Onni Hiltunen
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Social Democrat
Deputy Minister of Finance
Olli Paloheimo
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944National Coalition Party
Minister of Education
Kalle Kauppi
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944National Progressive Party
Minister of Agriculture
Viljami Kalliokoski
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Agrarian League
Minister of Transport and Public Works
Väinö Salovaara
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Social Democrat
Minister of Trade and Industry
Uuno Takki
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Social Democrat
Minister of Social Affairs
Aleksi Aaltonen
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Social Democrat
Minister of People's Service
Kaarle Ellilä
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Agrarian League
Deputy Minister of People's Service
Jalo Aura
September 8, 1944 – October 21, 1944Social Democrat