Sorsa's Third Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 62nd Cabinet of Finland | |
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| Date formed | 19 February 1982 |
| Date dissolved | 6 May 1983 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mauno Koivisto |
| Head of government | Kalevi Sorsa |
| Member party | 19 February 1982 to 31 December 1982 Social Democratic Party Centre Party Swedish People's Party Finnish People's Democratic League 31 December 1982 to 6 May 1983 Social Democratic Party Centre Party Swedish People's Party Liberal People's Party |
| History | |
| Election | 1979 parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Koivisto II Cabinet |
| Successor | Sorsa IV Cabinet |
The third cabinet of Kalevi Sorsa was the 62nd government of Finland. The majority government lasted from 19 February 1982 to 6 May 1983. The cabinet's prime minister was Kalevi Sorsa. The Finnish People's Democratic League disapproved of the government's decision to raise the country's defence budget, which led to a governmental crisis, which culminated in the FPDL being forced to resign from the government by the prime minister on 31 December 1982.[1] As a result of the change, the Liberal People's Party joined the coalition and, together with the rest of the previous government, formed the Sorsa IIIb Cabinet.
- ^ "Puolustusmäärärahat ajoivat SKDL:n hallituksesta vuonna 1982" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-11-26.