Sanna Marin

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Sanna Marin
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Marin in 2021
46th Prime Minister of Finland
Assumed office
10 December 2019
PresidentSauli Niinistö
Preceded byAntti Rinne
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Preceded byAnu Vehviläinen
Personal details
Born
Sanna Mirella Marin

(1985-11-16) 16 November 1985 (age 36)
Helsinki, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Markus Räikkönen
Children1
EducationUniversity of Tampere

Sanna Mirella Marin (born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish politician. Marin is the Prime Minister of Finland since 10 December 2019. She is a member of the Social Democrat. She has been member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015. She was the Minister of Transport and Communications from 6 June 2019 through December 2019.[1]

After Antti Rinne left his position as prime minister, Social Democratic Party of Finland selected Marin as its candidate for new prime minister 8 December 2019.[2][3] She became the world's youngest currently-serving prime minister, Finland's youngest-ever prime minister and Finland's third female prime minister on 10 December 2019.[4]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Sanna Marin Parliament of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ SDP on valinnut: Sanna Marinista tulee Suomen seuraava pääministeri – suora lähetys menossa, Yle seuraa hetki hetkeltä Yle 8.12.2019
  3. ↑ Finland's Social Democrats name Marin to be youngest ever prime minister Reuters 8.12.2019
  4. ↑ "Finland anoints Sanna Marin, 34, as world's youngest-serving prime minister". The Guardian. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.


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