Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Finnish minister Sanna Marin, 34, to become
world's youngest PM
The Republic of Finland is a Nordic country in
Northern Europe with a population of just over five million, about the same
size as Denmark, Finland, and Singapore. It is a parliamentary republic of 311
municipalities and one autonomous region. The 200-member parliament exercises
supreme legislative authority in the country. In the parliament, a new leader
was chosen by the center-left coalition formed by five parties all of which are
headed by women. Her name is Sanna Marin, a 34-year-old woman who first became
a member of parliament in 2015 and has been transport and communications
minister since June this year. Though she is young and novice in national
politics, she seems pretty much determined and prepared to lead the country.
Other sitting young female national leaders are New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
is 39, while Ukrainian premier Oleksiy Honcharuk is 35.
What matters more to be a leader, years of life
(age), experience, or determination? Is a 30-year old CEO of an IT company who
started his business while she was in college campus still too young or
unexperienced to do the job compared with a middle-aged male manager who has
never managed cashflow or dealt with shareholders?
At least in Finland, there seems to be much
lower gender barrier in politics as over 40% of the ministers are female.
Enjoy reading the article and learn about
this Nordic country where women have nearly the same power and representation
in politics.
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