The cabinet of Mari Kiviniemi was

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's 71st government. It was appointed by President

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on 22 June 2010. The cabinet's

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was

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. The Kiviniemi Cabinet was a centre-right coalition government composed of the Centre Party, the

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, the

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, and the

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. There were 12 women and 8 men in the cabinet, which made it the second cabinet in Finnish history with female majority. The Kiviniemi cabinet also had more ministers than any of its predecessors; it had 20 ministers, while the former cabinet had 18. It was succeeded by the

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on 22 June 2011.

Ministers

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