According to the 2009 list compiled and ranked by Forbes, Angela Merkel the most powerful woman in the world. Impressively, the Chancellor of Germany has held this position for 4 years in row - and it's for this reason that I thought it'd be interesting to learn a little bit more about her.
- Merkel is the Germany's first female chancellor (2005- present)
- She joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1990, eventually becoming its leader a decade later
- The daughter of a Lutheran pastor, Merkel was born in Hamburg in 1954
- She received her PhD in physics at 24
For more information on Angela Merkel: BBC news profile: Angela Merkel
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