Sorsa III 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.

Dateformed19 February 1982 (1982-02-19)

Datedissolved6 May 1983 (1983-05-06)

President

Mauno Koivisto

Prime Minister

Kalevi Sorsa

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Sorsa III Cabinet
62nd Cabinet of Finland
Date formed	19 February 1982 (1982-02-19)
Date dissolved	6 May 1983 (1983-05-06)
People and organisations
President	Mauno Koivisto
Prime Minister	Kalevi Sorsa
Member parties	19 February 1982 to 31 December 1982: SDP Centre Party RKP SKDL 31 December 1982 to 6 May 1983: SDP Centre Party RKP Liberal People's Party
Status in legislature	Majority government
History
Election	1979 parliamentary election
Predecessor	Koivisto II
Successor	Sorsa IV

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