Famously dubbed 'showbusiness for ugly people', the world of
politics hasn't always delivered when it comes to looking good.
But one MP who certainly does get pulses pounding is Swedish
health minister Gabriel Wikström, 29, who has been inundated with romantic
messages after a photo posted by a Turkish fan went viral.
Nicknamed 'the handsome minister' by his growing legion of
fans, Wikström, a Social Democrat who holds the position of Public Health
Minister, says he is 'honoured' by all the attention.
Wikström's route to social media stardom began last Sunday,
when a Turkish fan posted a photo with a caption that read: 'The Handsome
Minister'.
Within days, the photo had gone viral and the politician
found himself being bombarded with messages from his growing number of Turkish
fans, as well as others from across Europe.
Clearly determined to capitalise on his growing fame,
Wikström added: 'Hopefully I can be a role model and inspire young people in
Turkey to get involved in politics.'
Wikström, who is currently attending a health summit in the
Danish capital Copenhagen, isn't the only Scandinavian politician to win
plaudits for his looks.
Denmark's prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, 47, is
famous for her glamorous blonde looks, while her 39-year-old agriculture
minister, Dan Jørgensen, has also proved a hit with the ladies.
Arguably the most popular of all though, other than Wikström
himself, is 35-year-old Hans Linde of Sweden's Left Party, who is as famous for
his good looks as he is for his politics.
And while Denmark and Sweden have plenty of good-looking
ministers to choose from, the UK has more than one of its own.
Although Sexy MP, a website dedicated to Parliament's great
and good-looking, has now shut down, it regularly put Conservative MP Zac
Goldsmith, 39, at the top of its looks list while running.
MPs snapping at Mr Goldsmith's heels include Labour's shadow
education and business secretary, Tristram Hunt, 40, and Chuka Umunna, 36,
Other politicians to set pulses racing, both past and
present, include Barack Obama, French prime minister Manuel Valls and Mexican
president Enrique Peña Nieto.
Source-Dailymail
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