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8th Chancellor of Germany | |
| Predecessor | Gerhard Schröder |
| Deputy Chancellor | Franz Müntefering Frank-Walter Steinmeier Guido Westerwelle Philipp Rösler Sigmar Gabriel |
| Born | 17 July 1954 Hamburg, North Germany |
| Spouse | Joachim Sauer |
| Political Party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Religion | Lutheranism |
Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German politician and former research scientist who has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000. She is the first woman to hold either office.