Germany’s first female chancellor served for 16 years from 2005 to 2021 Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Angela Merkel (born Angela Dorothea Kasner on July 17, 1954) was chancellor of Germany ...

Ronny Hartmann / Getty Images Angela Merkel (born Angela Dorothea Kasner on July 17, 1954) was chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold the office and the second ...

Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is the Chancellor of Germany and party leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel is the first woman to have become Chancellor ...