Angela Merkel
chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021
- Born
- 17 July 1954, Elim hospital
- Age
- 72
- Birth name
- Angela Dorothea Kasner
Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German stateswoman and retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman and only former East German to have held the office. She was Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018.
Angela Merkel’s social media accounts
Social
X (Twitter): @CDUMerkel- X (Twitter): @AngelaMerkeICDU
Instagram: @bundeskanzlerinmerkel
Facebook: @AngelaMerkel
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