World’s youngest PM brushes aside media furore at EU debut
‘We have work to do’ says Finland’s Sanna Marin, 34, as she pledges climate focus
Finland’s new prime minister, Sanna Marin, brushed aside the media furore over her appointment as the world’s youngest serving head of government, pledging a sharp focus on climate policies as she made her debut at an EU summit.
Marin, 34, took office on Tuesday after the Centre party withdrew support from the Social Democrat leader Antti Rinne, forcing him to resign as prime minister. Marin became the world’s youngest prime minister. All five leaders of the parties in her coalition are women, four of them under 35.