Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ⓘ; [a] née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office.

6 days ago · Angela Merkel (born July 17, 1954, Hamburg, West Germany) is a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold that office and the second longest-serving chancellor in German history.

Jan 30, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that only passed with the help of a far-right party.

Nov 26, 2024 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she had to consider whether she is a "feminist." She joined NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss her new memoir, Freedom.

Nov 26, 2024 · Angela Merkel served Germany as chancellor for 16 years. Along the way, she worked with four U.S. presidents - George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

Apr 2, 2014 · Angela Merkel is a German politician best known as the first female chancellor of Germany and one of the architects of the European Union. (1954-) Who Is Angela Merkel? …

Sep 12, 2021 · Chancellor Merkel intervened to rescue the eurozone, but she also provoked a deep north-south divide within the EU.

Merkel, a former scientist who grew up in communist East Germany, is bowing out about a week short of the record for longevity held by her one-time mentor, Helmut Kohl, who reunited Germany during his 1982-1998 tenure.