Sanna Marin

Sanna Marin

Sanna Mirella Marin (born November 16, 1985) is a Finnish politician. A Social Democrat, she has been member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015.[1]

Career

Marin was born in Helsinki and lived in Espoo and Pirkkala before moving to Tampere.[2] She graduated from the University of Tampere as Bachelor of Administrative Sciences in 2012.[1]

In 2012, she was elected to the City Council of Tampere with 826 votes.[3] She was the chairperson of the City Council from 2013 to 2017. In 2017, she was re-elected to the City Council with 5,783 votes.[4] She is also member of the Assembly of the Council of Tampere Region.[1]

Marin was elected second Vice President of the Social Democratic Party in 2014.[1] In 2015, she was elected to the Parliament of Finland from the electoral district of Pirkanmaa with 10,911 votes.[5] She is currently member of the Grand Committee and the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament.[6]

Personal life

Marin is expecting a child with her long-time partner Markus Räikkönen.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sanna Marin Parliament of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kuka Sanna? Sanna Marin's website. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Candidates elected Tampere Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Elected". vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Candidates elected Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Sanna Marin Parliament of Finland (in English). Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Kansanedustaja Sanna Marinin raskaus etenee – sivuposeeraus paljastaa 27-viikkoisen vauvavatsan: ”Hehkut onnellisuutta” Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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