(Baonghean.vn) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was re-elected for a fourth term after her party coalition won the general election yesterday, September 24. Below are pictures of Germany's Iron Lady during her past three terms.
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| Angela Dorothea Merkel was born on April 17, 1954 in Hamburg, a port city in northern Germany. Her father was a pastor and her mother was a housewife. As a child, Angela was described as an intelligent, hard-working, bright child with an angelic appearance. Photo: Business Insider. |
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| During her school years, Merkel was considered an intelligent, hard-working student who loved mathematics and won high prizes in Russian speaking competitions. The photo above shows Merkel (circled) in a district-level mathematics competition. She later earned a PhD in Quantum Chemistry. Photo: Getty |
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| Angela Merkel studied physics in Leipzig, where she first met her first husband, Ulrich Merkel. He described her as a "very friendly, open and approachable lady." She loved to travel, and this photo was taken in Prague in 1982. After graduating from university, she worked at the East German Academy of Sciences, where she earned a PhD in quantum chemistry. |
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| Merkel entered politics in 1989, joining the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl appointed her to the cabinet despite Merkel's lack of experience, seeing her potential. Photo: Reuters. |
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| In January 1991, a month after her election to the Bundestag, Merkel was appointed to the German cabinet and appointed by Chancellor Helmut Kohl as Minister for Women and Youth. With a doctorate in quantum chemistry, she became a prominent figure when she entered German politics after the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Photo: Alamy. |
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| Merkel (center) and Kohl (left) attend a conference of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in 1991. Merkel was then vice-chairwoman of the party. The fact that Merkel, a woman from East Germany, became a member of the CDU and rose to the top position surprised many. Photo: Getty. |
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| Merkel visits a water treatment plant in Bad Honnef, Germany, in 1995. A year earlier, she had become Minister of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Chancellor Helmut Kohl wanted a quiet, female member of the East German government to fill his first cabinet after German reunification. Merkel was nominated and rose through Kohl's ranks. Photo: Getty. |
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| Merkel spent the summer in Langballig, Germany, in 2002. In 2000, she became the first female chairwoman of the CDU, then an opposition party. In 1999, the quiet girl from Tamplin stunned everyone. Helmut Kohl, Merkel's patron, was embroiled in a scandal over illegal donations. While everyone was still confused, Merkel publicly denounced Kohl and called for his resignation in the press. Photo: Roba. |
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| Merkel met Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2002. Merkel speaks fluent Russian while Putin speaks German. Merkel's first years as leader of the CDU were not easy. She faced strong male opponents but overcame them with firmness and caution. Photo: Sputnik/AP. |
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| Merkel speaks to the press during a visit to the island of Borkum in 2004 as chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Photo: David Hecker/AFP/Getty |
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| Merkel was first sworn in as German Chancellor in November 2005. After more than 12 years in power, Merkel is not only considered the head of the fourth largest economy and the most powerful woman in the world, but also a pillar of stability during a time of global crisis. Photo: Alamy. |
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| Mrs. Merkel is considered the most suitable leader of a unified Germany. In Germany, Mrs. Merkel is nicknamed Mutti (meaning mother). In the photo, she is taking a selfie with a young immigrant from Berlin. Photo: Reuters |
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| Mrs. Merkel and US President George W. Bush in Stralsund, Germany, July 2006. Mr. Bush holds up a box of salted sardines that he was given after arriving. Photo: Corbis/Getty. |
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her husband Joachim Sauer (left) and other guests raise their glasses after she received the Leo Baeck Prize at the Adlon Hotel in Berlin, Germany, November 6, 2007. Merkel and Sauer have been married since 1998. Her current husband is also quite reserved and quiet. Photo: Getty. |
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| Ms. Merkel talks with US President Obama on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Germany, June 2015. In 2014, she was re-elected for a third term and became the third German chancellor in the post-war period to hold power for a decade after Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl. Photo: AFP/Getty. |
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| Merkel was named Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2015. Karl Vick, Time's editor-in-chief, described her as "the de facto leader of the European Union" as the head of the EU's largest and wealthiest member state. Twice that year, the EU faced "existential crises" that Merkel led through. First was the Greek debt crisis in the eurozone, then the migrant crisis. Photo: Time. |
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| Mrs. Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their visit to China on October 29, 2015. Photo: PetroTimes |
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| Ms. Merkel and US President Donald Trump attended a joint press conference at the White House in March 2017. Ms. Merkel is often called the "leader of the free world" in opposition to Mr. Donald Trump with his "America First" policy. Photo: AP. |
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| Mrs. Merkel raises her glass at the Trudering festival in Munich, Germany in May 2017. Photo: Reuters. |
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| At the age of 64, Angela Merkel was re-elected for a fourth term after her party coalition won the general election yesterday, September 24. Photo: Reuters |
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