Becoming the youngest Prime Minister in the world at the age of 34 in December 2019, Sanna Marin said her family used to have financial difficulties, so at 15 she worked at a bakery and distributed magazines to make money.
Sanna Marin became the Prime Minister of Finland when she was 34 years old. Photo: EPA |
According to Business Insider, Sanna Marin rose very quickly, 27 years old joined politics and became a congressman by the age of 30. She was later selected by the Social Democratic Party as Prime Minister, replacing Antti Rinne after he was heavily criticized for how to handle postal protests.
Mrs. Sanna Marin comes from a rather modest background. She was born in the Finnish capital Helsinki in 1985 and lived in several cities, and then settled in the southern city of Tampere. In Tamprere, Marin was raised in a same-sex family, with her mother and her mother’s partner being a woman.
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The prime minister comes from a “rainbow family”. Photo: Insider |
In an interview on the Finnish website Menaiset in 2015, Marin said, she always felt invisible because she could not communicate openly with people about the “rainbow family” – which was not recognized as a real family.
Ms. Marin said her family had financial difficulties, so at the age of 15 she went to work at a bakery and distributed magazines to make money. Sanna Marin was the first in her family to finish high school and go to college.
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Ms. Marin is the youngest incumbent leader in the world. Photo: EPA |
Because her mother and her partner broke up, Sanna Marin was raised by her mother. She is always supported by her mother and makes her believe that she can do whatever she wants. A mother’s upbringing had a profound effect on Marin’s later political activities. “To me, everyone is always equal. It is not a matter of opinion. That’s the foundation of everything, ”Ms. Marin said in 2015.
Marin entered politics at the age of 20 and two years later ran for the city council of Tampere, north of Helsinki. At this point, she was not elected, but within 5 years, she not only won a seat but also became the head of the city council at the age of 27.
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After that, she rose rapidly into the Social Democratic Party (SDP) – the main left party in Finland and became a congressman representing the Pirkanmaa region in 2015. Sanna Marin quickly received the attention of the leader. party Antti Rinne and become his deputy as well as his favorite character.
During the time when Mr. Antti Rinne was sick and had to pause activities in the midst of preparations for the election campaign by the SDP, a shining opportunity came to her. After a few months in the leadership of Sanna Marin, Mr. Rinnin returned and led the SDP party to success.
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Ms. Marin was appointed Minister of Transportation and Communications. She held this position for 6 months, until December 2019. After Prime Minister Rinne resigned due to poor handling of the postal labor protest, Marin won a party vote to become head of the country.
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At the time, Marin, a mother of a 22-month-old baby, rejected questions about whether she was suitable for the leadership role of the country.
“I never thought about my age or gender. I participate in political activities and do these things because we have won the trust of voters, ”Marin told reporters after being selected as Prime Minister.
Hoai Linh

The Finnish prime minister is lovingly dressed in a wedding dress
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