Angela Merkel

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;^[1] she wis confirmed in affice in 2009 an 2013 (anly juist missin an overaw majority),^[2] an stairtit her fowert term in 2018 efter her pairty got a reduced nummer o votes in the 2017 Bundestag election.^[3] She wis a member o the CDU, Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (the Christian Union o Germany). Merkel grew up in the umwhile East Germany.^[4]

Angela Merkel
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 70) 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 an the Covid19 pandemic.^[5][6][7][8]

Merkel stuid doun in December 2021, when Social Democrat Olaf Scholz became Chancellor, leadin a three-pairty coalition.^[9]