Angela dorothea merkel, a German female politician, is currently the Chancellor of Germany and the President of Christian Democratic Union. 1 1973 to 1978, studied physics at the University of Leipzig in the former German Democratic Republic, 1986 received a doctorate in physics, 165438+ 10 entered the political arena and joined the former German Democratic Republic. She is known as the "Iron Lady" in German politics. 120 15 March 1 1, Angela Merkel ranks third in the salary rankings of various countries. In April of the same year, Angela Merkel ranked 25th among Time magazine's "Most Influential People" with 0.9% of the votes. 42015165438+14 October, Merkel ranked second in Forbes' list of the most powerful people in the world. 520 15 12, Merkel was elected as Time's Person of the Year.