Angela Merkel Age, Wiki and Bio

Angela Merkel

Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityGerman
Date of Birth17/07/1954
Age70 years
BirthplaceHamburg, West Germany

Bio/Wiki

Real NameAngela Dorothea Merkel
NicknameMutti

Physical Stats & More

Height165 cm
Weight60 kg
Eye ColorBlue
Hair ColorLight Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

CollegeLeipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
DegreeDoctorate in Physics

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign/Sun SignCancer
HometownTemplin, Uckermark district of Brandenburg, Germany

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Husband(s)
  • Ulrich Merkel (1977–1982)
  • Joachim Sauer (1998–present)
ChildrenN/A

Family

FatherHorst Kasner
MotherHerlind Kasner
Siblings
BrotherMarcus Kasner
SisterIrene Kasner

Career

Political Journey
  • Merkel stood for election at the 1990 federal election and was elected to the Bundestag.
  • Appointed Secretary-General of the CDU in 1998.
  • Won the CDU nomination as Chancellor in 2005.
  • Assumed office as Chancellor of Germany in 2005.
Biggest RivalGerhard Schröder

Favourites

Favorite FoodMettwurst (minced pork sausage) with green cabbage

Some Lesser Known Facts

Angela Merkel does not smoke.
Angela Merkel drinks alcohol.
Merkel's paternal grandfather had Polish ancestry.
Religion has been significant in Merkel's life.
She learned to speak Russian fluently during her school days.
In 1989, Merkel joined the democracy movement post the Berlin Wall's fall.
Merkel divorced her first husband in 1982 but retained his surname.
Forbes ranked Merkel as the world's second most powerful person in 2015.
Time magazine honored Merkel as the 'Person of the Year' in 2015.