curtvilescomic:Finnish government now lead by these heads of parties. Sanna Marin being The new Prim

curtvilescomic:

Finnish government now lead by these heads of parties. Sanna Marin being The new Prime minister

Coalition governments are the norm in Finland but it is noteworthy that, aside from the leaders of the parties that form the new cabinet (December 2019) all being women, four out of the five are millennials. Seasoned insight in all honour, but prudence, common sense, unbiassed judgment, integrity, courage, and compassionate values are not, as we see confirmed all over the world every day, tied to age.

However, while age and gender may be the most visible aspects, these parliamentarians also bring a range of social and cultural backgrounds to the table. For example, the fifth party leader, the Minister of Justice, represents a historical linguistic minority spread over an eclectic voter base (the party has nothing whatsoever to do with Sweden). The leader of the Left Alliance, now the Minister of Education, who received the second-highest number of votes of any candidate in this year’s parliamentary elections and who cites Greta Thunberg as her political role model, comes from that same linguistic minority. And the Prime Minister was raised in a rainbow family, the country’s term for family units consisting of lgbtq parents and their children.

Moreover, they are part of a cabinet in which the majority of ministers are women: twelve out of nineteen.

It’s going to be interesting to watch this strong influx of talented young decisionmakers come together to test institutional routines and bring fresh energy and points of view to government.