Sanna Marin

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 member of the Social Democratic Party, she has been a member of the Parliament of Finland since 2015, and served as the Minister of Transport and Communications between 6 June 2019 and 10 December 2019. After Antti Rinne's resignation in the wake of the 2019 postal strike, she became Prime Minister on 8 December 2019. At age 34, Marin is currently the second-youngest serving state leader, the youngest female state leader, and Finland's youngest-ever prime minister.

Sanna Marin
Marin in 2019
46th Prime Minister of Finland
Assumed office
10 December 2019
PresidentSauli Niinistö
DeputyKatri Kulmuni
Matti Vanhanen
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[1]
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Markus Räikkönen
Children1
EducationUniversity of Tampere

Early life and education

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] 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 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

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 initially unsuccessfully ran for election to the City Council of Tampere, but was elected in the 2012 elections.[3][2][8][9] 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.[10] She first gained prominence after video clips of her chairing contentious meetings were shared on YouTube.[7]

Marin was elected second deputy chairperson of the Social Democratic Party in 2014.[11][4] In 2015, she was elected to the Finnish Parliament as an MP from the electoral district of Pirkanmaa.[12] Four years later, she was re-elected.[13] On 6 June 2019, she became the Minister of Transport and Communications.[11][14][7]

Prime Minister of Finland
Finnish Prime Minister Marin and President of the European Council Charles Michel meet in Brussels, February 2020
Finnish Prime Minister Marin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Berlin, February 2020

In December 2019, Marin was nominated by the Social Democratic Party to succeed Antti Rinne as the Prime Minister of Finland,[15][16] but Rinne will formally remain party leader until June 2020.[17][18] In a narrow vote, Marin prevailed over Antti Lindtman.

A majority of the ministers in her five-party cabinet are women, numbering 12 out of 19 at the time of the cabinet's formation.[19][20] She is the third female head of government in Finland, after Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Mari Kiviniemi.[8][21][18]

Upon her confirmation by Parliament at the age of 34, she became Finland's youngest-ever prime minister, and was the youngest serving state leader until Sebastian Kurz regained the title in January 2020 [16][22][23][24]

During the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Marin's cabinet invoked the state of emergency in Finland to alleviate the epidemic.[25]

Personal life

Marin describes herself as coming from a "rainbow family"[26] as she was raised by same-sex parents.[14][27][1] She was also the first person in her family to attend university.[28]

In January 2018, she and her fiancé, Markus Räikkönen, had a daughter, Emma.[29][30][31]

Their permanent residence is in the Kaleva district of Tampere,[2] but during the 2020 pandemic, they reside at the Prime Minister's official residence Kesäranta in Helsinki.[30]

Marin is a vegetarian.[32]

References
  1. Specia, Megan (10 December 2019). "Who is Sanna Marin, Finland's 34-Year-Old Prime Minister?". New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. "Finland anoints Sanna Marin, 34, as world's youngest-serving prime minister". The Guardian. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  9. Candidates elected Tampere Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  10. "Elected". vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  11. 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.
  12. Candidates elected Ministry of Justice of Finland. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  13. "Valitut". tulospalvelu.vaalit.fi. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  14. "Finnish minister, 34, to be world's youngest PM". BBC News. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  15. SDP on valinnut: Sanna Marinista tulee Suomen seuraava pääministeri – suora lähetys menossa, Yle seuraa hetki hetkeltä Yle 8 December 2019
  16. Finland's Social Democrats name Marin to be youngest ever prime minister. Reuters, 8 December 2019
  17. "Social Democrats selects Marin as its candidate to succeed Rinne". helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. Manzanaro, Sofia Sanchez (9 December 2019). "Finland's Sanna Marin becomes the world's youngest Prime Minister". euronews. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  21. 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.
  22. "Finland's Parliament picks Sanna Marin as world's youngest sitting prime minister". Japan Times. Associated Press. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  23. "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.
  24. 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.
  25. Teivainen, Aleksi (1 April 2020). "Poll: Social Democrats overtakes Finns Party as most popular party in Finland". Uusi Suomi. Helsinki Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  26. Ng, Kate (10 December 2019). "Sanna Marin: Meet the world's youngest prime minister and daughter of a 'rainbow family'". The Independent.
  27. "Uusi valtuuston puheenjohtaja jakoi nuorena Tamperelaista" (in Finnish). Tamperelainen. 26 September 2013.
  28. 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.
  29. Matson-Mäkelä, Kirsi (31 January 2019). "Kansanedustaja Sanna Marinille syntyi vauva". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  30. Kale, Sirin (31 March 2020). "Sanna Marin, The Youngest Female Prime Minister In The World, Talks Sexism, Imposter Syndrome, and Sustainability". Vogue. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  31. Avins, Jenni (9 December 2019). "Finland's Sanna Marin, 34, will be the world's youngest sitting prime minister". Quartz. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  32. Nurmi, Lauri (23 December 2019). "Aatteen nainen" [A woman of ideals]. www.satakunnankansa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 January 2020.

Further reading
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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