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Father = Lutheran pastor
Mother = Teacher of English and Latin -
Like many young compatriots, Angela Merkel was a member of the socialist youth movement Free German Youth -
Angela Merkel complete her studies at Tempin and at the University of Leipzig, where studied physics.
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She married her first husband, like her a physics student, Ulrich Merkel, met during a university exchange in Moscow. -
Anfter the reunification, in December 1990 she was elected to the Bundestag in a constituency comprising the districts of Nordvorpommern and Rügen -
In 1994 she was appointed Minister for the Environment and Reactor Safety, wich gave her great political visibility and the impetus to build her own political career. -
In the 1998 federal elections, Angela Merkel was appointed Secretary-General of the CDU. -
She married the second marriage to the physical chemist Joachim Sauer. -
Angela Merkel was elected to replace Schäuble, becoming the party's first female president, on April 10, 2000 -
Angela Merkel was elected Chancellor by a majority of delegates (397 to 217) in the newly elected Bundestag on November 22. -
Angela was elected Chanceller in German for 4 times.
She isn't running again for the 2021 elections
- 27 September 2009 | Second Government
- December 17 2013 | Third Government
- March 14 2018 | Fourth Government