Sanna Marin

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Sanna Marin
Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin 2019 (cropped).jpg
Marin in 2019
46th Prime Minister of Finland
Assumed office
10 December 2019
PresidentSauli Niinistö
DeputyKatri Kulmuni
Preceded byAntti Rinne
Minister of Transport and Communications
In office
6 June 2019 – 10 December 2019
Prime MinisterAntti Rinne
Preceded byAnu Vehviläinen
Succeeded byTimo Harakka
Member of the Finnish Parliament
Assumed office
22 April 2015
ConstituencyPirkanmaa
Personal details
Born
Sanna Mirella Marin

(1985-11-16) 16 November 1985 (age 34)[1]
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Markus Räikkönen
Children1
EducationUniversity of Tampere

Sanna Mirella Marin (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑnːɑ ˈmirelːɑ ˈmɑriːn]) (born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Finland since 10 December 2019. A Social Democrat, she has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015 and was the Minister of Transport and Communications between 6 June 2019 and 10 December 2019. After Antti Rinne left his position as Prime Minister, the Social Democratic Party selected Marin as their new candidate for Prime Minister on 8 December 2019. At age 34, Marin became both the world's youngest serving state leader at the time (although she lost that position to Austria's Sebastian Kurz after less than one month, thus she became just the youngest female prime minister in the world) and Finland's youngest-ever prime minister.

Early life and education[edit]

Sanna Mirella Marin was born on 16 November 1985 in Helsinki.[2][1] She also lived in Espoo and Pirkkala before moving to Tampere.[2][better source needed] Her parents split up when she was very young; the family faced financial problems and Marin's father struggled with alcoholism. After her parents separated, Marin was brought up by her mother and her mother's new female partner.[3][4]

Marin graduated from the Pirkkala High School in 2004 at the age of 19.[5] Marin joined the Social Democratic Youth in 2006 and served as its first Vice President from 2010 to 2012.[6][2] She worked in a bakery and as a cashier while studying,[7] graduating with bachelor's and master's degrees in Administrative Science from the University of Tampere.[4][7]

Career[edit]

Marin in 2012

Marin's political career was described by the BBC as "beginning at the age of 20",[3] in the years following her high school graduation and beginning her affiliation with the Social Democratic Youth.[3][6] She ran an unsuccessful campaign for a city council seat in the city where she lives, Tampere,[3][2] which is the center of the second largest urban area in Finland.[8] In the 2012 elections, at the age of 27, she was elected to the City Council of Tampere, a breakthrough moment in her political career.[9][10] She became chairperson of the City Council within months, serving from 2013 to 2017.[4] In 2017, she was re-elected to the City Council.[11] Youtube clips of her chairing contentious council meetings played a large part in her gaining national prominence.[7]

Marin was elected second deputy chairperson of the Social Democratic Party in 2014.[12][4] In 2015, she was elected to the Finnish Parliament as an MP from the electoral district of Pirkanmaa.[13] Four years later, she was re-elected.[14] On 6 June 2019, she became the Minister of Transport and Communications for Finland.[12][15][7]

Prime Minister of Finland[edit]

In December 2019, Marin was nominated by the Social Democratic Party to succeed Antti Rinne as the Prime Minister of Finland.[16][17] Rinne had been widely criticised over the way he handled a postal strike, but remained the formal leader of the party until a convention in June 2020.[18][19] Marin was narrowly preferred over her rival Antti Lindtman in a majority vote. Marin heads the Marin government formed by a five-party coalition in which 12 out of 19 ministers in the cabinet are women.[20][21] She is the third female head of government of her country, after Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Mari Kiviniemi – both of whom were members of the Centre Party.[9][22][19]

Upon her confirmation by Parliament at the age of 34,[23] she became both the world's youngest serving state leader,[24][25] and Finland's youngest-ever prime minister.[17]

The Marin government continues with the same parties and the same government platform as the preceding Rinne Cabinet, with individual changes of portfolios.[26]

Personal life[edit]

Marin describes herself as coming from a rainbow family[27] as she was raised by same-sex parents (two women) after her parents split up when she was very young.[15][28][1] She was also the only child in her family and was the first person in her family to attend university.[29]

In January 2018, she and her husband, Markus Räikkönen, had a daughter, Emma;[30][31][32] as of December 2019, they resided in the Kaleva district of Tampere.[2]

Marin is a vegetarian but is also "annoyed by the simplification of the climate debate on individuals' consumption choices."[33]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Specia, Megan (10 December 2019). "Who is Sanna Marin, Finland's 34-Year-Old Prime Minister?". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Marin, Sanna (19 December 2019). "Kuka Sanna? ja Ansioluettelo" ["Sanna who?" and "Resume"]. 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.]
  3. ^ a b c d Greenall, Robert (9 December 2019). "Sanna Marin: The rising star set to lead Finland's 5.5 million". BBC News. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Burtsov, Petri; Heikkilä, Melissa (12 December 2019). "Comrades, meet Finland's new PM". Politico. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ a b c d 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.
  8. ^ "Population | Statistics Finland" (in Finnish). Stat.fi. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Finland anoints Sanna Marin, 34, as world's youngest-serving prime minister". The Guardian. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. ^ Candidates elected Tampere Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Elected". vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  12. ^ a b Marin, Saana ja Eduskunta Henkilöstö [and Parliament Staff] (4 February 2020). "Kansanedustajat [The MPs] > Sanna Marin". Eduskunta.fi (professional autobiography) (in Finnish). Helsinki, FI: Suomen Eduskunta [Parliament of Finland]. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  13. ^ Candidates elected Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Valitut". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Finnish minister, 34, to be world's youngest PM". BBC News. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  16. ^ SDP on valinnut: Sanna Marinista tulee Suomen seuraava pääministeri – suora lähetys menossa, Yle seuraa hetki hetkeltä Yle 8 December 2019
  17. ^ a b Finland's Social Democrats name Marin to be youngest ever prime minister. Reuters, 8 December 2019
  18. ^ "Social Democrats selects Marin as its candidate to succeed Rinne". helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  19. ^ a b 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Manzanaro, Sofia Sanchez (9 December 2019). "Finland's Sanna Marin becomes the world's youngest Prime Minister". euronews. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ "Finland's Parliament picks Sanna Marin as world's youngest sitting prime minister". Japan Times. Associated Press. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ Her status as the youngest serving state leader was later assumed by the Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, who took office on 7 January 2020 at the age of 33, pushing Marin to the second position.[citation needed]
  26. ^ Koskinen, Mika (8 December 2019). "IL seuraa: Sama hallituspohja jatkaa, ohjelmaan ei muutoksia – Päivi Räsänen kävi paikalla kääntymässä: "Hyvää pullaa"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  27. ^ Ng, Kate (10 December 2019). "Sanna Marin: Meet the world's youngest prime minister and daughter of a 'rainbow family'". The Independent.
  28. ^ "Uusi valtuuston puheenjohtaja jakoi nuorena Tamperelaista" (in Finnish). Tamperelainen. 26 September 2013.
  29. ^ Waterfield, Bruno (10 December 2019). "Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin is world's youngest leader at 34". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  30. ^ Matson-Mäkelä, Kirsi (31 January 2019). "Kansanedustaja Sanna Marinille syntyi vauva". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  31. ^ Britton, Bianca; Ehlinger, Maija-Liisa (9 December 2019). "Finland's Sanna Marin to Become World's Youngest Prime Minister at 34". CNN.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  32. ^ Avins, Jenni (9 December 2019). "Finland's Sanna Marin, 34, will be the world's youngest sitting prime minister". Quartz. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  33. ^ Nurmi, Lauri (23 December 2019). "Aatteen nainen" [A woman of ideals]. www.satakunnankansa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Anu Vehviläinen 		Minister of Transport and Communications
2019 		Succeeded by
Timo Harakka
Preceded by
Antti Rinne 		Prime Minister of Finland
2019–present 		Incumbent
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