- German stateswoman who is the current Chancellor of Germany and the leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
| Real name: | Angela Dorothea Merkel |
Angela Merkel Height
| | How tall is Angela Merkel? | 165 cm / 5 ft 5 in | | Born: | 17 July 1954 Comment | | How old is Angela Merkel in 2024? / Age: | 69 years
| | Where was Angela Merkel born? | Hamburg, Germany | | Zodiac sign: | Cancer |
Angela Merkel Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| | How much is Angela Merkel worth? | $11,500,000
| | Nationality: | German | | Hair color: | Brown | | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who is Angela Merkel? / Facts
- A former research scientist with a doctorate in physical chemistry, Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, and briefly served as a deputy spokesperson for the first democratically-elected East German Government headed by Lothar de Maizière in 1990
- Following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag for Stralsund-Nordvorpommern-Rügen in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a seat she has held ever since
- Merkel was appointed as the Minister for Women and Youth in the federal government under Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 1991, and became the Minister for the Environment in 1994
- After her party lost the federal election in 1998, Merkel was elected Secretary-General of the CDU before becoming the party's first woman leader two years later in the aftermath of a donations scandal that toppled Wolfgang Schäuble
- Following the 2005 federal election, Merkel was appointed Germany's first woman Chancellor at the head of a grand coalition consisting of the CDU, its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
- In the 2009 federal election, the CDU obtained the largest share of the vote and Merkel was able to form a coalition government with the support of the Free Democratic Party (FDP)
- At the 2013 federal election, Merkel won a landslide victory with 41.5% of the vote, falling just short of an overall majority, and formed a second grand coalition with the SPD, after the FDP lost all of its representation in the Bundestag
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Quotes
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Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
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The euro is our common fate, and Europe is our common future.
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Last update: 31 March 2017
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Net worth: $11,500,000
