Sanna Marin
Sanna Marin(born 16 November 1985) is a Finnish former politician who served asprime minister of Finlandfrom 2019 to 2023 and as the leader of theSocial Democratic Party of Finland(SDP) from 2020 to 2023. She was aMember of Parliamentfrom 2015 to 2023. She was re-elected as member of parliament in April 2023 but resigned to become a strategic adviser on political leaders' reform programmes in theTony Blair Institutein September 2023.
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Quotes
[edit]- We have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust... I have never thought about my age or gender. I think of the reasons I got into politics and those things for which we have won the trust of the electorate.
- Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM,BBC News,(9 December 2019)
- The strength of a society is measured not by the wealth of its most affluent members, but by how well its most vulnerable citizens are able to cope. The question we need to ask is whether everyone has the chance to lead a life of dignity.
- Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s New Year’s message, 31.12.2019,Finnish Government Communications Department,(31 December 2019)
- This war (by Russia) against a sovereign European nation (Ukraine) puts theEuropeansecurityorder at risk. In this changing security environment,FinlandandSwedenwill further enhance their cooperation.
- Sanna Marin (2022) cited in: "Swedish PM hesitant about NATO referendum"inEuractiv,7 March 2022.
- Finland should urgently apply for NATO membership
- Finnish President, Prime Minister announce support for joining NATO(Saturday, May 14, 2022)
Quotes about Sanna Marin
[edit]- Media reports say Sanna Marin was raised in a "rainbow family", living in a rented apartment with her mother and her mother's female partner... But she said her mother had always been supportive and made her believe she could do anything she wanted. She was the first person in her family to go to university.
- Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become world's youngest PM,BBC News,(9 December 2019)
