Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former Transport Minister to the post of Prime Minister, making her the youngest head of government in the country’s history.
Sanna Marin narrowly won to replace outgoing leader Antti Rinne, who resigned after losing the confidence of the coalition partner Centre Party over his handling of a postal strike.
At 34, Ms. Marin also becomes one of the world’s youngest state leaders, ahead of Ukraine’s prime minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, who is currently 35. Former PM Antti Rinne had headed Finland’s centre-left five-party coalition since June, and Ms. Marin’s appointment is unlikely to lead to significant policy changes by the Social Democrat-led administration.
