Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland (2022)

Sanna Marin (born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish politician who has been the Prime Minister of Finland since 10 December 2019. Upon her confirmation by Parliament, Marin became, at age 34, both the world's youngest currently-serving prime minister and Finland's youngest-ever prime minister. A Social Democrat, she has been member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015.

Quotes

• We have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust... I have never thought about my age or gender. I think of the reasons I got into politics and those things for which we have won the trust of the electorate.
  • Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM,BBC News, (9 December 2019)

• This war (by Russia) against a sovereign European nation (Ukraine) puts the European security order at risk. In this changing security environment, Finland and Sweden will further enhance their cooperation.
  • Sanna Marin (2022) cited in: "Swedish PM hesitant about NATO referendum" in Euractiv, 7 March 2022.

Quotes about Sanna Marin

• Media reports say Sanna Marin was raised in a "rainbow family", living in a rented apartment with her mother and her mother's female partner... But she said her mother had always been supportive and made her believe she could do anything she wanted. She was the first person in her family to go to university.
  • Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM,BBC News, (9 December 2019)

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