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Dr. (rer. nat.) Angela Merkel (born 17 July 1954) is a German politician. She was born in Hamburg, Germany.
- 1989 Member of Demokratischer Aufbruch
- August 1990 Member of Christian-Democratic Union (CDU)
- December 1990 Member of the German Parliament (Bundestag)
- Direct candidate for disctrict Stralsund
- 1991 - 1994 Secretary of Women and Youth
- 1994 - 1998 Secretary of Environment, Conservation and Nuclear Safety
- 1991 - 1998 Vice-Chairman of CDU
- since 2000 Chairman of CDU
- 1993 - 2000 Chairman of CDU Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
