Angela Merkel
Chancellor o Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angela Merkel (born Kasner) (born in Hamburgh , 17 Julie 1954) is an umwhile chancellor o Germany wha servit frae 2005 tae 2021. She wis electit in 2005; she wis confirmed in affice in 2009 an 2013 (anly juist missin an overaw majority), an stairtit her fowert term in 2018 efter her pairty got a reduced nummer o votes in the 2017 Bundestag election. She is currently a member o the CDU, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (the Christian Union o Germany). Merkel grew up in the umwhile East Germany.
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Angela Merkel | |
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Chancellor o Germany | |
In office 22 November 2005 – 8 December 2021 | |
Preses | Horst Köhler Christian Wulff Joachim Gauck Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
Depute | Franz Müntefering Frank-Walter Steinmeier Guido Westerwelle Philipp Rösler Sigmar Gabriel Olaf Scholz |
Precedit bi | Gerhard Schröder |
Succeedit bi | Olaf Scholz |
Leader o the Christian Democratic Union | |
In office 10 Aprile 2000 – 7 December 2018 | |
Precedit bi | Wolfgang Schäuble |
Succeedit bi | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |
Minister o the Environment | |
In office 17 November 1994 – 26 October 1998 | |
Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
Precedit bi | Klaus Töpfer |
Succeedit bi | Jürgen Trittin |
Meenister o Weemen an Youth | |
In office 18 Januar 1991 – 17 November 1994 | |
Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
Precedit bi | Ursula Lehr |
Succeedit bi | Claudia Nolte |
Personal details | |
Born | Angela Dorothea Kasner (1954-07-17) 17 Julie 1954 (age 69) Hamburg, Wast Germany |
Poleetical pairty | Democratic Awakenin (1989–1990) Christian Democratic Union (1990–present) |
Spoose(s) | Ulrich Merkel (1977–1982) Joachim Sauer (1998–present) |
Alma mater | Varsity o Leipzig |
Religion | Lutheranism |
Awards | |
Signatur |
Merkel propaled in 2018 that she intendit tae staund doon as Chancellor in 2021. She haes made major decisions affectin the European Union, sic as in the Refugee Creesis an Eurozone Creesis.
Merkel stuid doun in December 2021, when Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became Chancellor, leadin a three-pairty coalition.
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