Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German retired politician and chemist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and was the first woman to hold that office. She previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader... Wikipedia
Born: July 17, 1954 (age 69 years), Hamburg, Germany
Education: German Academy of Sciences at Berlin (1986), Leipzig University (1973–1978), and Grundschule Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Spouse: Joachim Sauer (m. 1998) and Ulrich Merkel (m. 1977–1982)
Previous offices: Member of the German Bundestag (2013–2021), Chancellor of Germany (2005–2021), Member of the German Bundestag (2002–2013), and more
Grandparents: Margarethe Kaźmierczak, Ludwig Kasner, Willi Jentzsch, and more
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Angela Merkel was sworn in as Chancellor on November 22, 2005. She is the first woman and the first East German to hold this office.
The long read: A year ago, Germany's vice-chancellor was one of the country's best-liked public figures. Then came the tabloid-driven backlash.