Sweden gets 26-year-old Romina Pourmokhtari as Climate Minister in new government

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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the Statement of Government Policy in the Riksdag and announced the ministers that make up the Government. Romina Pourmokhtari is the new Minister for Climate and the Environment and head of ministry.
The young woman, who was born in a Stockholm suburb to an Iranian family, took over the climate and environment portfolio and broke the previous record for the youngest minister, which stood at 27 years old.