Angela Merkel

=Angela Merkel= Angela Dorothea Merkel (former Kasner), born 17th July 1954 in Hamburg, is the Federal Chancelor of Germany since Novermber 2005. She is federal chairwoman of the CDU since 2000.

Although Kasner was born in Hamburg, she grew up in Templin, GDR, where her father was a priest. She was a member of the FDJ and graduated from school with 1,0.

Kasner joined the CDU in 1990 and soon became very important.

Today Merkel is the most influencial woman in the world according to the Forbes-list.