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Ministerial Committee On Foreign And Security Policy
The Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy (abbreviated hutva or utva, fi, hallituksen ulko- ja turvallisuuspoliittinen ministerivaliokunta) is one of the four Ministerial committee, ministerial committees of the Finnish Government, established by statute since 2000. The task of the committee is to handle matters related to Finland's foreign and security policy, as well as matters of internal security and total defence when they are related to foreign and security policy. Nowadays it meets practically always jointly with the President of Finland, so it is often referred to as tp-utva, referring to the President of the Republic ("tp", fi, tasavallan presidentti) and the ministerial committee itself ("utva"). The committee is chaired by the prime minister. The other members are the Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland), minister of foreign affairs, the Minister of Defence (Finland), minister of defence, and up to four other ministers appointed by the government. If the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministerial Committee
A ministerial committee is a committee consisting of ministers of various government portfolios. A joint ministerial committee usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different governments. Australia The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia. Examples * Federal government ** Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 – July 199** Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committe* New South Wales ** Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment service* Northern Territory ** Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Preventio* Western Australia ** Commercial Passenger Vessel Advisory Committee (CPVAC** Ministerial Committee on Lesbian and Gay Law Refor Joint ministerial committees * Singapore–Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnish Government
sv, Finlands statsråd , border = , image = File:Finnish Government logo.png , image_size = 250 , caption = , date = , state = Republic of Finland , polity = , country = , address = Government PalaceSnellmaninkatu 1 A, Helsinki, Finland , leader_title = Prime Minister of Finland , appointed = President of Finland , budget = €55.8 billion (2018) , main_organ = Prime Minister's Office , ministries = 12 (list) , responsible = Parliament of Finland , url government.fi The Finnish Government (; ; ) is the executive branch and cabinet of Finland, which directs the politics of Finland and is the main source of legislation proposed to the Parliament. The Government has collective ministerial responsibility and represents Finland in the Council of the European Union. In the incumbent Marin Cabinet, the Government comprises 19 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Defence
Total defence is a defence policy combining and extending the concept of military defence and civil defence. It has been adopted by several countries: for example Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Lithuania, and Ukraine. It entails a high level of readiness of both the state and its society to defend itself in cases of dangers and catastrophes such as war, crisis, or natural disasters. Total defence represents all activities preparing the society for war. It implies that in a state of war or emergency, all functions of society, both military and civilian, are included in the defence efforts. This means that in the event of a crisis, all social institutions, such as army, police, parliament, government and its agencies, local authorities, the health system, civil society organizations, entrepreneurs, and individuals would all be mobilized to defend the state. The implementation of total defence is not globally uniform; instead, the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Finland
The president of the Republic of Finland ( fi, Suomen tasavallan presidentti; sv, Republiken Finlands president) is the head of state of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the Finnish Government and the president, with the latter possessing only residual powers. The president is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1994, no president may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The president must be a Natural-born-citizen clause, natural-born Finnish citizen. The presidential office was established in the Constitution of Finland#Historical background and reform, Constitution Act of 1919. The incumbent president is Sauli Niinistö. He was elected for the first time in 2012 Finnish presidential election, 2012 and was re-elected in 2018 Finnish presidential election, 2018. Finland has, for most of Independence of Finland, its independence, had a semi-presidential system in which the president had much a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Foreign Affairs (Finland)
The minister for foreign affairs (, ) handles the Finnish Government's foreign policy and relations, and is in charge of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The minister for foreign trade and development is also associated with this ministry. The current minister for foreign affairs is Pekka Haavisto of Green League. Constitutional mandate Section 93 (''Competence in the area of foreign policy issues'') of the Constitution of Finland says the following: This last paragraph specifies the constitutional responsibility of the minister for foreign affairs. List of ministers for foreign affairs See also * Sipilä cabinet * Rinne cabinet * Marin cabinet References {{reflist External links Official Site of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland - Foreign relations of Finland Foreign Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Defence (Finland)
The Minister of Defence ( fi, puolustusministeri, sv, försvarsminister) is a member of the Finnish Council of State. As the head of the Ministry of Defence, the minister is responsible for the administration of national defence. The ministry is headquartered in Helsinki. The current Minister of Defence is Antti Kaikkonen. From June to November 1918 the post was called Chief of the War Department, and from then until 1922 the post was called the Minister of War. The President of the Republic is the commander-in-chief of the Finnish Defence Forces. The commander of the military forces is the Chief of Defence. Ministry Offices Finnish Ministry of Defence Offices consists of two wings: * South Makasiinikatu 8 since - Built by CL Engel as barracks for the Finnish Guard in 1922 and destroyed in 1944 and rebuilt by retaining the original walls from 1954-1956 and used as Defense Headquarters since 1956 * Fabiansgatan 2 - newer wing was built in 1961 by Finnish architects Viljo R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry For Foreign Affairs (Finland)
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) is a ministry in the Finnish Government and is responsible for preparing and implementing the government's foreign policy. Organisation The ministry in 2017 has a total budget of 1.079 billion euros, of which 675 million will be spent on development cooperation and 248 million euros on the ministry's operating expenses. Upkeep of crisis management troops will cost 50 million euros and civilian personnel 15 million. It employs 1,420 people (of whom approximately 74% are women) as well as 980 locally hired personnel and maintains 89 overseas offices housing foreign missions. Since 1987 the ministry has been concentrated in the Katajanokka district of Helsinki. Two ministers in the current Sanna Marin's government have portfolios relating to the ministry: * Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is in overall political control of the ministry * Minister for Foreign Trade and Development The most senior civil servant is the Secretary of State, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of The Interior (Finland)
The Minister of the Interior (, ) is one of the ministerial portfolios in the Finnish Government. The Minister of the Interior is in charge of the Ministry of the Interior. The incumbent Marin Cabinet's Minister of the Interior is Krista Mikkonen of the Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit .... List of Ministers of the Interior References {{reflist Ministry of the Interior of Finland Interior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
