History Main / YoungAndInCharge

* UsefulNotes/JoeBiden was elected to the Senate a few weeks before his 30th birthday; 30 is the minimum age to serve in the Senate (Biden's birthday occurred between the election and the start of his term).

* In ''Fanfic/TheConfectionaryChronicles'', Hermione is essentially proclaimed to be Loki's {{High Priest}}ess by Loki himself before her tenth birthday, as she has performed rituals and left him offerings for months out of true belief in him as her god, but she initially considers herself just a regular priestess as she's never thought about including anyone else in her worship. However, that changes when [[spoiler:Fleur Delacour joins Hermione in conducting a ritual so that Fleur can offer thanks to Loki for bringing Hermione into her life, this ritual basically affirming herself as a High Priestess of Loki with Fleur as her acolyte despite Fleur being the older of the two]].

* ''VideoGameLikeADragon'': Downplayed trope, but to rise to Governor of Tokyo at age 42 the way Ryo Aoki did is quite a feat.

[[caption-width-right:334:A little young to be the Holy Father, aren't we?]]

* Reika/Cure Beauty in the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' fanfiction ''FanFic/UtopiaUnmade'' is only 16, yet she's already queen of the Precure Kingdom.

* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': As revealed in chapter 26, Queen Scolopidia was the equivalent of a teenager when she had to take the throne for her hive, and is still adjusting.

* In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, the Queen of Naboo is elected from young candidates in the Diplomatic Corps. Padmé was said to be about fourteen during the ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.

* Most young leaders in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' get there by means of AChildShallLeadThem (any boy lord or boy king), or YoungConqueror (Daenerys Targaryen, along with a few in the history books). One of the only exceptions is [[spoiler: Jon Snow, Lord Commander of the Night's Watch]], who is voted to his position. His friend tells him that he's not the youngest (who was ten when voted in), but he's up there.

* The unattainable character Himiko from ''VideoGame/AkaSeka'' is a young girl, but is the queen of the Inishie country.

** While the Great Fairies in the game all resemble grown women, their Queen takes on the form of a little girl, though ReallySevenHundredYearsOld applies in this case.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}:'' ChildMage Schierke is only about 13 by the Chapter of Elf Island according to the Official Guide Book, and yet she is usually the ''de facto'' leader of the party because she is wise and powerful beyond her years. Sure, Guts is the MagneticHero who attracted them together in the first place and whose quest they're all a part of. But Schierke is the one who actually knows the way to their destination of Elfhelm, [[MissionControl coordinates everyone's combat]] through thought transference, and figures out a plan whenever they encounter some magical obstacle. Sometimes her youthful insecurity causes her to doubt herself, but when all's said and done her rational thinking and courage under pressure are what make her the rock whose stability everyone depends on.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}:'' ChildMage Schierke is only about 13 by the Chapter of Elf Island according to the Official Guide Book, and yet she is usually the ''de facto'' leader of the party because she is wise and powerful beyond her years. Sure, Guts is the MagneticHero who attracted them together in the first place and whose quest they're all a part of. But Schierke is the one who actually knows how to get to Elfhelm, [[MissionControl coordinates everyone's combat]] through thought transference, and figures out a plan whenever they encounter some magical obstacle. Sometimes her youthful insecurity causes her to doubt herself, but when all's said and done her rational thinking and courage under pressure are what make her the rock whose stability everyone depends on.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}:'' ChildMage Schierke is only about 13 by the Chapter of Elf Island according to the Official Guide Book, and yet she is usually the ''de facto'' leader of the party because she is wise and powerful beyond her years. While Guts is the Magnetic Hero who inspires and unites them, Schierke is the one who actually knows how to get to Elfhelm, [[MissionControl coordinates everyone's combat]] through thought transference, and figures out a plan whenever they encounter some magical obstacle. Sometimes her youthful insecurity causes her to doubt herself, but when all's said and done her rational thinking and courage under pressure are what make her the rock whose stability everyone depends on.

* The Pope (His Holiness Alessandro XVIII, 399th Pope) in ''LightNovel/TrinityBlood'', pictured above. He's 13 year old when he appears.

* Gary Golden from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' is the Primogen of the Los Angeles Nosferatu, and became a vampire about 40 years ago. For reference, 40 years as a vampire is the average age of a starting PlayerCharacter in [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade the tabletop game]]; Gary's immediate superior [=LaCroix=], the Prince of Los Angeles, is about 190 and is noted to be unusually young for a Prince.

* Gary Golden from ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines'' is the Primogen of the Los Angeles Primogen 40 years after becoming a vampire. For reference, 40 years as a vampire is the average age of a starting PlayerCharacter in [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade the tabletop game]]; his immediate superior [=LaCroix=], the Prince of Los Angeles, is about 190 and is noted to be unusually young for a Prince.

* While all of Film/{{The Avengers|2012}} are adults, their leader is the youngest (not counting [[HumanPopsicle time served as Capsicle]]) member, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. And with good reason; the discussion over who's going to be running the show consists of Iron Man asking Cap to "call it", Cap laying out a flawless strategy to kill everything alien within a ten-mile radius with a maximum of efficiency and a minimum of casualties, and the rest of the previously-squabbling Avengers doing exactly as they are told without so much as a quibble.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': At some point in the story, Myne ends up with a retinue of servants. Myne is seven years old, the youngest of the servants is eight, and three out of the five servants are are adults.

* ''LightNovel/AscendanceOfABookworm'': At some point in the story Myne, ends up with a retinue of servants. Myne is seven years old, the youngest of the servants is eight, and three out of the five servants are are adults.

* Alexander the Great was made a general at 18 and a king at 20. Though his authority was inherited, he very quickly proved his worth by proceeding to conquer the Persian Empire, one of the largest and most powerful nations in the world at the time. Imagine a college student steamrolling from northern Greece to India in an undefeated twelve-year campaign.