The new government in Sweden has named 26-year-old Romina Pourmokhtari as climate minister, the youngest person to lead a ministry in the home of climate activist Greta Thunberg.
The nomination was among the cabinet members presented by newly elected prime minister Ulf Kristersson, who leads a right-wing coalition shored up by the far-right Sweden Democrats.
Ms Pourmokhtari was head of the Liberal party's youth wing and has not been known to have climate as her political profile.
Born into a family of Iranian origin in the suburbs of Stockholm, she beats the record held by the previous youngest minister, who was 27.
The minister has in the past been an outspoken critic of Mr Kristersson's move to closer align his party with the Sweden Democrats (SD).
"Ulf Kristersson without SD - Absolutely. Ulf Kristersson with SD - No thanks," she wrote in a post to Twitter in 2020.
Sweden's coalition government was announced on Friday after Mr Kristersson agreed a deal with his partners and the nationalist and anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which pledged to support the government in exchange for policy commitments, especially on immigration and crime.
The significant influence of the Sweden Democrats over the four-party deal has sparked tensions within the Liberals, whose support is also essential for Mr Kristersson's survival.
Presenting the cabinet, Mr Kristersson also announced the creation of a new minister post for "civil defense" as the country is facing tensions with Russia.
The Sweden Democrats were the big winners in the election, and emerged as the second-largest party, trailing only the Social Democrats, who have dominated Swedish politics since the 1930s.
