Biography of ANGELA MERKEL

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  • His childhood and birth

    His childhood and birth

    Angela Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954. Merkel grew up in the former German Democratic Republic. She was a member of the socialist youth movement and participated in many communist-led activities.
  • Her studies

    Her studies

    She studied physics at the University of Leipzig in the 1970s and physical chemistry in Berlin in the 1980s. She earned a Ph.D. based on her research on quantum chemistry.
  • first appointment

    first appointment

    After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Merkel became involved in the growing democracy movement. She won a seat in the unified German parliament in 1990 and was appointed Minister for Women and Youth.
  • Second appointment

    Second appointment

    she was appointed Minister of the Environment. the two appointments was his springboard to rise to the top.
  • First chancellor

    First chancellor

    She became Germany’s first female Chancellor and the first from communist East Germany.
  • Their titles

    Their titles

    ‘Forbes’ magazine listed her as the most powerful woman in the world; Western media often dub her the “Iron Lady” because of her no-nonsense approach to her work and reputation as a tough negotiator.
  • temporary charges

    temporary charges

    Merkel took on the six-month rotating position of President of the European Council and chair of the G8.
  • Another important step

    Another important step

    she spoke of Germany’s “Holocaust Shame” in Israel’s Knesset. She also received the Charlemagne Prize "for her work to reform the European Union".