SANNA MARIN

Dec. 10, 2019

Finland's Social Democrats elected Sanna Marin, a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of the prime minister, making her the world's youngest serving prime minister.

About:

  • Sanna Mirella Marin (born 1985) is a Finnish politician. A Social Democrat, she has been member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015 and the Minister of Transport and Communications since June 2019.

  • 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.

  • If confirmed, Marin will become the world's youngest currently-serving prime minister, Finland's youngest-ever prime minister and Finland's third female prime minister.

  • When she takes office, Ms Marin will be the world's youngest sitting prime minister. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is 39, while Ukrainian premier Oleksiy Honcharuk is 35.