Sanna Marin
Sanna Marin | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2019 | |
46th Prime Minister of Finland | |
Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
President | Sauli Niinistö |
Deputy | Katri Kulmuni Matti Vanhanen Annika Saarikko |
Preceded by | Antti Rinne |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party | |
Assumed office 23 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Antti Rinne |
Minister of Transport and Communications | |
In office 6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Antti Rinne |
Preceded by | Anu Vehviläinen |
Succeeded by | Timo Harakka |
Member of the Finnish Parliament | |
Assumed office 22 April 2015 | |
Constituency | Pirkanmaa |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanna Mirella Marin 16 November 1985[1][2] Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland |
Political party | Social Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Markus Räikkönen (m. 2020) |
Children | 1 |
Education | University 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.[3]
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.[4][5] Taking office at age 34, she is the youngest person to hold the office in Finnish history,[6][7] as well as the world's second-youngest state leader after Gabriel Boric of Chile.
Early life[change | change source]
Sanna Mirella Marin was born on 16 November 1985 in Helsinki.[8][2] Her parents split up when she was very young. The family faced financial problems and Marin's father, Lauri Marin, was an alcoholic.[9] After her biological parents separated, Marin was brought up by her mother and her mother's female partner.[10][11]
Marin graduated from the Pirkkala High School in 2004 at the age of 19.[12] She joined the Social Democratic Youth in 2006 and was its first vice president from 2010 to 2012.[13][8] She worked in a bakery and as a cashier while studying.[14] She graduated with a bachelor's and master's degree in Administrative Science from the University of Tampere.[10][14]
Early political career[change | change source]
Marin's political career began when she was aged 20.[15] She unsuccessfully ran for election to the City Council of Tampere, but was elected in the 2012 elections.[15][8][16] She became chairperson of the City Council within months, from 2013 to 2017.[10] In 2017, she was re-elected to the City Council.[17][14]
Marin was elected second deputy chairperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2014.[3][10] In 2015, she was elected to the Finnish Parliament as an MP from the electoral district of Pirkanmaa.[18] Four years later, she was re-elected.[19] On 6 June 2019, she became the Minister of Transport and Communications.[20][14]
On 23 August 2020, Marin was elected chair of the SDP, replacing Antti Rinne.[21]
Prime Minister (since 2019)[change | change source]
In December 2019, Marin was nominated by the Social Democratic Party to replace Antti Rinne as the Prime Minister of Finland,[22][23] but Rinne stayed as party leader until June 2020.[24][25] By a small amount of votes, Marin beat Antti Lindtman to become prime minister. A majority of the ministers in her cabinet are women, 12 out of 19 at the time of the cabinet's creation.[26][27] She is the third female head of government in Finland, after Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Mari Kiviniemi.[28][29][25]
When she was confirmed by Parliament at the age of 34, she became Finland's youngest-ever prime minister, and was the youngest state leader until Sebastian Kurz became Chancellor of Austria again in January 2020.[23][30][31]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Marin's cabinet declared a state of emergency in Finland to stop the epidemic in the country.[32] When Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven could not attend a European Council meeting in October 2020, Marin also represented Sweden in the meeting.[33] Marin later asked Löfven to represent Finland at a Council meeting later that month.[34]
In October 2020, Marin took part in a photo shoot for the Finnish magazine Trendi in which she wore a blazer with nothing underneath, causing controversy while her supporters called the critics sexist.[35]
In May 2021, Finnish media reported that Marin and her family were paying about €300 per month for groceries with public funds as a part of the Prime Minister's tax-free housing benefits.[36] This was legally questioned if a prime minister was able to do this.[37] Marin had used around 14.000 euro for her own food, which was over the limit of 2500 euro.[38] Marin claimed that she did not know the limit.[38]
In early December 2021, Marin went celebrating in a nightclub in Helsinki hours after being in close contact with Finland's foreign minister who had tested positive for COVID-19, making her exposed to the disease.[39] Two text messages were sent to Marin's government phone saying that she should be quarantined.[39] However, Marin missed the messages because she was not carrying the phone at the time.[39] According to the government instructions, the Prime Minister should always have the governmental phone.[39][40] She apologized on Facebook and said that she had been told that going out in public was allowed because she was vaccinated.[41] Two complaints about Marin's actions were sent to the Chancellor of Justice.[42] Important members of the coalition party Centre Party said that Marin had lied to them by chaning her reasoning of going out.[43]
In 2022, Marin announced her support of Finland joining NATO, causing a negative reaction from Russia[44][45] After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Marin strongly wanted Finland to join NATO and called on several NATO countries to support their membership.[46] On 25 February, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened Finland and Sweden with "military and political consequences" if they tried to join NATO.[47]
Personal life[change | change source]
In January 2018, Marin and her fiancé, football player Markus Räikkönen, had a daughter, Emma.[48][49][50] In August 2020, Marin and Räikkönen were married at the prime minister's official residence, Kesäranta.[49][51]
Marin said she came from a "rainbow family",[52] as she was raised by same-sex parents.[20][53][2] She was the first person in her family to go to a university.[54]
Marin is a vegetarian.[55]
Marin was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women in 2020.[56] That same year, she was chosen by Forbes on the list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women.[57][58] In 2020 she became a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.[59]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Sanna Marin". Britannica. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Specia, Megan (10 December 2019). "Who is Sanna Marin, Finland's 34-Year-Old Prime Minister?". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sanna Marin Parliament of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ SDP on valinnut: Sanna Marinista tulee Suomen seuraava pääministeri – suora lähetys menossa, Yle seuraa hetki hetkeltä Yle 8.12.2019
- ↑ Finland's Social Democrats name Marin to be youngest ever prime minister Reuters 8.12.2019
- ↑ "Pääministerien ikä nimitettäessä". Valtioneuvosto (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ↑ "Prime Minister's age on the date of appointment". Valtioneuvosto. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Marin, Sanna (19 December 2019). "Kuka Sanna? ja Ansioluettelo". SannaMarin.net (self-published autobiography). Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Koulutukseltani olen hallintotieteiden maisteri Tampereen yliopistosta. Ylioppilaaksi kirjoitin Pirkkalan yhteislukiosta vuonna 2004. / Asumme mieheni Markuksen ja kaksivuotiaan tyttäremme Emman kanssa Tampereella Kalevan kaupunginosassa. ... / Juureni löytyvät neljän kunnan alueelta. Olen syntynyt Helsingissä, asunut Espoossa, veittänyt kasvu- ja kouluvuoteni Pirkkalassa ja vihdoin kotiutunut Tampereelle. [I hold a Master of Administrative Sciences from the University of Tampere. I was a student and graduated from Pirkkala High School in 2004. / I live with my husband, Markus, and our two year old daughter, Emma, in the Kaleva district of Tampere. ... / My roots are in four municipalities. I was born in Helsinki, lived in Espoo, spent my years growing up and in school in Pirkkala, and finally settled in Tampere.]
- ↑ "The father of Prime Minister Sanna Marini is dead". Teller Report. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Burtsov, Petri; Heikkilä, Melissa (12 December 2019). "Comrades, meet Finland's new PM". Politico. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ↑ Sandelius, Ninni (January 2018). "Sanna Marin: "Juurettomuus pakottaa minut katsomaan tulevaan"". Eeva. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ↑ Esfandiari, Sahar. "The rapid rise of Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old Finnish woman set to become the youngest serving world leader". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Hemmilä, Ilkka (18 May 2018). "SDP:n uraohjus nousi 10 vuodessa Pirkanmaan ääniharavaksi – Sanna Marin haluaa ravistella puolueita". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 O'Connor, Philip (14 December 2019). "How did Finland's Sanna Marin become the world's youngest prime minister?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Greenall, Robert (9 December 2019). "Sanna Marin: The rising star set to lead Finland's 5.5 million". BBC News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Candidates elected Tampere Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "Elected". vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ Candidates elected Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "Valitut". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Finnish minister, 34, to be world's youngest PM". BBC News. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Hakahuhta, Ari (23 August 2020). "Queenin "Älä pysäytä minua nyt" soi salissa, liikuttunut Sanna Marin: "Teidän ansiosta ja teidän vuoksenne" – Yle seuraa SDP:n kokousta" (in Finnish). Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ SDP on valinnut: Sanna Marinista tulee Suomen seuraava pääministeri – suora lähetys menossa, Yle seuraa hetki hetkeltä Yle 8 December 2019
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Finland's Social Democrats name Marin to be youngest ever prime minister. Reuters, 8 December 2019
- ↑ "Social Democrats selects Marin as its candidate to succeed Rinne". helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Lemola, Johanna; Specia, Megan (9 December 2019). "Sanna Marin of Finland to Become World's Youngest Prime Minister". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ 9 December; 2019 (9 December 2019). "'I've proven my abilities': Finland's Sanna Marin becomes the world's youngest prime minister | Ottawa Citizen". National Post. Bloomberg News Updated. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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- ↑ "Finland anoints Sanna Marin, 34, as world's youngest-serving prime minister". The Guardian. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ Al Jazeera and News Agencies (9 December 2019). "Finland: Sanna Marin to Become World's Youngest PM at 34". AlJazeera.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ↑ "Finland's Parliament picks Sanna Marin as world's youngest sitting prime minister". Japan Times. Associated Press. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ↑ "Finland's new 34-year-old prime minister to be youngest in the world, backed by all-female leaders". ABC News. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ Teivainen, Aleksi (1 April 2020). "Poll: Social Democrats overtakes Finns Party as most popular party in Finland". Uusi Suomi. Helsinki Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ↑ Heikkilä, Melissa (29 September 2020), Finland’s Sanna Marin to represent Sweden at EU summit Politico Europe.
- ↑ Heikkilä, Melissa (16 October 2020), Finnish PM Sanna Marin leaves EU summit as coronavirus precaution Politico Europe.
- ↑ Speare-Cole, Rebecca (16 October 2020). "Finland's prime minister Sanna Marin at centre of sexism debate after wearing low-cut blazer for magazine shoot". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Iltalehti: Sanna Marin pays for her family's breakfast with taxpayers' money". www.helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ "Thursday's papers: PM's breakfast, Viking Sally drama, bring your own pen". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 "Valtioneuvoston kanslia selittää pääministerin ateriapalveluiden kallista hintaa – Marinin kulut paljon isommat kuin aiemmilla pääministereillä". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 "Juhlimassa ollutta pääministeri Marinia ei tavoitettu virkapuhelimesta yrityksistä huolimatta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ "Finland's prime minister criticised for clubbing till 4am despite Covid exposure". The Independent. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "Sanna Marin: Finland's PM sorry for clubbing after Covid contact". BBC News. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ "Marinin yökerhoillasta tehty kaksi kantelua oikeuskanslerille". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ "Keskustasta kova väite: "Marin valehteli meille – tarinat vaihtuvat koko ajan"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ↑ "Kremlin propagandakoneisto keksi tavan iskeä Niinistön ja Marinin Nato-puheisiin: "Moskova sai puukoniskun selkäänsä"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "Näin Venäjällä reagoitiin Niinistön ja Marinin Nato-lausuntoihin – tutkija: sävy on sopimaton". www.iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ↑ "Finnish President: Putin's mask comes off, showing "cold face of war"". Yle. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "Russia threatens Finland and Sweden over potential NATO membership". Washington Post. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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- ↑ "Uusi valtuuston puheenjohtaja jakoi nuorena Tamperelaista" (in Finnish). Tamperelainen. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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