Sanna Marin
becomes the youngest Prime Minister of Finland at the age of 34
Finland’s
Social Democrats elected 34-year-old former Transport Minister Sanna Marin for
the post of Prime Minister on 8th December, Sunday making her the youngest head
of government in the country’s history.
Marin
narrowly won Sunday’s vote to replace outgoing Prime Minister Antti Rinne, who
resigned after losing the confidence of the coalition partner Centre Party over
his handling of a postal strike.
At 34, Marin
also becomes one of the world’s youngest state leaders, ahead of Ukraine’s
Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, who is currently 35.