Angela Merkel:Germany’s Next Leader

By: Lauren Copes & Brehona McMillion

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Early background\

Angela Merkel was born as Angela Dorothea Kasner in Hamburg, Germany, on July 17, 1954. She was the daughter of Horst Kasner, a Lutheran pastor and his wife, Herlind, a teacher of English and Latin. Her mother is a member of the social Democratic Party of Germany. Her grandparents ,on her mother’s side, lived in Elbing in East Prussia. She has a younger brother, Marcus, and a younger sister, Irene. Merkel’s father studied Theology in Heidelberg and in Hamburg. In 1954 her father received a pastor ship at the church in Quitzow, which was in the Socialist German Democratic Republic. The family moved to Templin where Merkel grew up in the countryside, 50 miles North of Berlin. Her family was able to travel freely from East to West Germany during her childhood. She went to school at the University of Leipzing, where she studied physics from 1973 to 1978. While she was a student there, she participated in the reconstruction of the ruin of the Moritz Bastei, a project only for students who wanted to create their own privet club for those who wanted to socialize.

What makes her a leader?Angela Merkel is the perfect example of a leader. She went to 2 different colleges full time to make sure she understood politics and learned how to speak Russian fluently. She earned a statewide prize for her proficiency. After she earned her doctorate for her thesis on quantum chemistry, she worked as a researcher. Angela Merkel is currently the Chancellor of Germany. She is the first female to attain the position. Angela also the youngest person to be German chancellor since the World War II. She has been in this position since she was elected in April of 2000. She was latter named ‘Most Powerful Woman of the world

What do we think?

Although Angela Merkel is a woman, she has accomplished many things as a politician. Angela Merkel is someone who set goals for herself and she always makes sure she achieves them. She has held the spot as Chancellor since the year 2000. Angela Merkel is a role model for many girls. She never gives up on her dreams and she always moves forward, never back. Therefore Angela Merkel is a woman who always did positive things, despite all those people who doubted her.

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