 |
Angela Merkel, politician, became Germany's first female chancellor in October. Her Christian Democratic Union narrowly defeated Gerhard Schröder's Social Democratic Party (SDP) in September elections. As part of a power-sharing deal with the SDP, Merkel assumed the post as chancellor and the SDP took control of eight of 14 ministries. Merkel is also the first person from East Germany to lead the country.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on Angela Merkel from Infoplease:
- Angela Merkel - Merkel, Angela Merkel, Angela , 1954–, German politician, b. Hamburg as Angela Dorothea ...
- 2005 World History - 2005 World History Mahmoud Abbas (1935– ) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956– ) Angela Merkel ...
- Gerhart Schröder, - Gerhart Schröder, German chancellor, gave up his post in October, after his Social Democratic ...
- Current Government Officials: Germany - World > Heads of State Info Germany Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments ...
- Gerhard Schröder - Schröder, Gerhard Schröder, Gerhard , 1944–, chancellor of Germany ...
|
|
