Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU), the most powerful woman in the world, and since 2016 the leader of the free world. Merkel was born in Hamburg in then-West Germany, moving to East Germany as an infant when her father, a Lutheran clergyman, received a pastorate in Perleberg. She obtained a doctorate in quantum chemistry in 1986 and worked as a research scientist until 1989. Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as deputy spokeswoman for the first democratically elected Government of East Germany led by Lothar de Maizière. Following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As the protégée of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Merkel was appointed as Minister for Women and Youth in 1991, later becoming Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in 1994. After the CDU lost the 1998 federal election, Merkel was elected CDU General Secretary, before becoming the party's first female leader and the first female Leader of the Opposition two years later, in the aftermath of a donations scandal that toppled Wolfgang Schäuble.
Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German former politician and scientist who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU), the most powerful woman in the world, and since 2016 the leader of the free world. Merkel was born in Hamburg in then-West Germany, moving to East Germany as an infant when her father, a Lutheran clergyman, received a pastorate in Perleberg. She obtained a doctorate in quantum chemistry in 1986 and worked as a research scientist until 1989. Merkel entered politics in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989, briefly serving as deputy spokeswoman for the first democratically elected Government of East Germany led by Lothar de Maizière. Following German reunification in 1990, Merkel was elected to the Bundestag for the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As the protégée of Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Merkel was appointed as Minister for Women and Youth in 1991, later becoming Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in 1994. After the CDU lost the 1998 federal election, Merkel was elected CDU General Secretary, before becoming the party's first female leader and the first female Leader of the Opposition two years later, in the aftermath of a donations scandal that toppled Wolfgang Schäuble.
Following the 2005 federal election, Merkel was appointed to succeed Gerhard Schröder as Chancellor of Germany, leading a grand coalition consisting of the CDU, its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Merkel was the first woman to be elected as Chancellor, and the first Chancellor since reunification to have been raised in the former East Germany. At the 2009 federal election, the CDU obtained the largest share of the vote, and Merkel was able to form a coalition government with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). At the 2013 federal election, Merkel's CDU won a landslide victory with 41.5% of the vote and formed a second grand coalition with the SPD, after the FDP lost all of its representation in the Bundestag. At the 2017 federal election, Merkel led the CDU to become the largest party for the fourth time; Merkel formed a third grand coalition with the SPD and was sworn in for a joint-record fourth term as Chancellor on 14 March 2018. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
The Rise of Germany’s New Right
Character:Self (Archival Footage)
Release Date:04/11/2025
10 Jahre danach: Geflüchtete im Gespräch mit Angela Merkel
Character:self
Release Date:30/06/2025
Rebel with a Bow Tie
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Release Date:31/01/2025
Angela Merkel - Freiheit
Character:Angela Merkel
Release Date:26/11/2024
White Power: Inside Europe's Far-Right Movement
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/08/2024
The Billions of Others
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/05/2024
Putin's Bears - The Most Dangerous Hackers in the World
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:22/02/2024
Becoming Navalny
Character:Self - Politician (archive footage)
Release Date:17/02/2024
The Queen and the Prime Ministers
Character:Sig selv (arkiv)
Release Date:13/01/2024
In the Grip of Gazprom
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:07/02/2023
Merkel
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2022
Lebenslänglich Politik: Der ewige Schäuble
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/09/2022
Prelúdio
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/08/2022
Angela Merkel im Gespräch
Character:Angela Merkel
Release Date:07/06/2022
Navalny
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/2022
Angela Merkel - Im Lauf der Zeit
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2022
Vaccine Diplomacy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:14/12/2021
The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion
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Release Date:10/09/2021
Merkel-Jahre - Am Ende einer Ära
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/08/2021
Die Ära Merkel - Gesichter einer Kanzlerin
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Release Date:13/07/2021
Schockwellen. Nachrichten aus der Pandemie
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Release Date:30/06/2021
Germany’s Neo-Nazis & the Far Right
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/06/2021
Hello, Dictator: Orbán, the EU and the Rule of Law
Character:Self - Politician (archive footage)
Release Date:02/02/2021
Sassnitz vs. Trump: The Dispute Over Nord Stream 2
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/11/2020
Wagenknecht
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Release Date:12/03/2020
Laboratory Greece
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Release Date:08/12/2019
The Forum
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Release Date:06/11/2019
D-Day 75: A Tribute to Heroes
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Release Date:05/06/2019
What Is a Good Tax?
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Release Date:08/05/2019
Julius
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/2018
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
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Release Date:18/05/2018
trustWHO
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Release Date:01/03/2018
François Hollande, le mal-aimé
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:10/09/2017
An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power
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Release Date:28/07/2017
Ivanka Trump- America's Real First Lady?
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/2017
Angela Merkel: Die Unerwartete
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Release Date:06/12/2016
When Multinationals Attack Nation States
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/12/2016
Before the Flood
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Release Date:21/10/2016
Tomorrow
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/2015
The Great European Disaster Movie
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2015
Laissez-faire
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/01/2015
Agora: From Democracy to the Market
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Release Date:15/01/2015
The Team
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Release Date:13/11/2014
The Godmother
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Release Date:20/03/2014
Master of the Universe
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Release Date:07/11/2013
Google and the World Brain
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Release Date:18/01/2013
Henryk from the Back Row
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Release Date:12/02/2012
Russian Lessons
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Release Date:24/07/2010
Die PARTEI
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Release Date:01/01/2009
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
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Release Date:03/10/2006
Vote for Henryk!
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Release Date:10/04/2003
Television Appearances
Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor
Character:Self
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
Character:Self (archive footage)
BILD LIVE
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Angela Merkel – Frau Bundeskanzlerin
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Bild.Macht.Deutschland?
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Whose Vote Counts, Explained
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Coronavirus, Explained
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House of Saud: A Family at War
Character:Self (archive footage)
Klartext
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Код доступа
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Emigratis
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In Their Own Words
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Schleswig-Holstein Magazin
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Mentiras verdaderas
Character:Self (archive footage)
Günther Jauch
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Arte Journal
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ANNE WILL
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Menschen bei Maischberger
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Bericht aus Berlin
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Gabi Bauer
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Koschwitz
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Forum Pariser Platz
Character:Self
Münchner Runde
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Nano - Die Welt von morgen
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Berlin direkt
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maybrit illner
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TV total
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Beckmann
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Ein Herz für Kinder
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The Johannes B. Kerner Show
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Sabine Christiansen
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Was Nun?
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Kulturzeit
Character:Self (archive footage)
Halb 12
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Goldene Henne
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The World in Front
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Menschen
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NDR Talk Show
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3 nach 9
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Zur Person
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Bambi
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