Compensation corresponding to the minister’s remuneration would be paid for the grace period.
Government present a law that could limit the right of ministers to move to positions outside the public administration.
The restriction could be valid for a maximum of one year, if the minister is considered to have obtained information that could be used in the new position. The government presented a bill on the matter to the parliament today.
The waiting period would be determined by the waiting period board, which would be established in connection with the Cabinet of the Government. Compensation corresponding to the minister’s remuneration would be paid for the grace period. According to the accompanying bill, the regulation is intended to set a relatively high threshold for imposing a grace period.
“The mere possibility of utilizing the knowledge gained in the position of a minister or the relationships of influence formed in it in a post-ministerial position is likely to weaken the public’s trust in the use of government power, especially if the new position has a solid connection to the relevant minister’s area of responsibility or industry,” the proposal argues.
Law is supposed to enter into force from June next year. The bill would also cover the possibility, for example, of taking on company board or management team positions or founding your own company.
In Finland, grace period arrangements for high-ranking officials have already been in effect in the past. The law in question covers, for example, certain tasks of the senior management of the Finnish Defense Forces and special assistants to ministers. With regard to these, the grace period maximums from the previous six months were increased to a year from the beginning of last June.
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