Angela Merkel

Also known as leader of the free world

chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)

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Angela Dorothea Merkel, born Angela Dorothea Kasner on July 17, 1954, in Hamburg, Germany, is a German politician, physicist, statesperson, and chemist. She holds citizenship in Germany and is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, as well as the Democratic Beginning and the Christian Democratic Union (GDR). Her professional roles include serving as the Federal Chancellor of Germany, a member of the German Bundestag, and leader of the Christian Democratic Union. She has also been recognized in the German Chancellors collection and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection.

Merkel’s career includes service in the Cabinet Kohl IV and Cabinet Kohl V, and she was a member of the Atlantik-Brücke and the Free German Youth. She participated in the 2004, 2009, and 2010 German presidential elections. Her work locations include Berlin, Templin, and the Uckermark District, with residences in Berlin, Hamburg, Templin, and Leipzig. She is a Protestant, specifically affiliated with the Protestant Church in Germany and Lutheranism. Her father is Horst Kasner, and her native language is German.

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Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During…

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Right-Wing Extremism: The New Terrorist Threat — Self (archive footage)2026
Mesut Özil – Zu Gast bei Freunden — Self (archive footage)2026
Στο Χιλιοστό2026
Rebel with a Bow Tie — Self2025
10 Jahre danach: Geflüchtete im Gespräch mit Angela Merkel — self2025
The Rise of Germany’s New Right — Self (archive footage)2025
Becoming Navalny — Self - Politician (archive footage)2024
Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World — Self (archive footage)2024
White Power: Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement — Self (archive footage)2024
Angela Merkel - Freiheit — Angela Merkel2024

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Merkel, Angela | Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur

Stellv. Regierungssprecherin, Bundeskanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Dorothea
Gender: female
Citizenship: Germany
Spouse: Joachim Sauer
Father: Horst Kasner
Occupation: chemist
Educated at: German Academy of Sciences at Berlin
Employer: Press and Information Office of the Federal Government of Germany
Political party: Christian Democratic Union (GDR)
Languages spoken: Russian
Native language: German
Religion: Protestant church
Field of work: analytical chemistry
Eye colour: blue
Official website: www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de
Image: Angela Merkel (51614156068).jpg
Height: 1.67
Number of children: 0
Work location: Templin
Residence: Leipzig

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birth name: Angela Dorothea Kasner
member of: Fourth Merkel cabinet
Commons category: Angela Merkel
date of birth: 1954-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Angela Merkel
biography at the Bundestag of Germany URL: www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/abgeordnete/biografien19/M/merkel_angela-521968
Erdős number: 5
name in native language: Angela Merkel
Commons gallery: Angela Merkel
married name: Angela Dorothea Merkel
writing language: German
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nickname: ewige Kanzlerin
described at URL: www.hdg.de/lemo/biografie/angela-merkel.html
ethnic group: Germans
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base salary: 369727
sexual orientation: heterosexuality
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candidacy in election: 2017 German federal election
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Member of the Bundestag for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern In office 20 December 1990 – 26 October 2021 Preceded byConstituency established Succeeded byAnna Kassautzki Constituency Stralsund – Rügen – Grimmen (1990–2002)

Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen (2002–2013)

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