Data map: Merkel and former German Chancellor Kohl.
From physicist to politician
Merkel 1954 was born in Hamburg, Germany. Her father is a priest and her mother is a Latin and English teacher. Under the influence of her mother, Merkel is proficient in Russian and English. In an exclusive interview, she recalled that her childhood was "shadowless" and "although her parents were busy, they were full of love".
1973, Merkel came to the famous University of Leipzig to study physics and finally got a doctorate. After graduation, she joined the former East German Academy of Sciences.
At the age of 35, Merkel, who has become a physicist, bid farewell to the laboratory and joined the Democratic Awakening Party, officially starting her political career.
When Merkel first entered politics, former German Chancellor Kohl helped her a lot. According to Merkel's biography, 1990, after meeting Merkel only twice, Kohl identified her as a candidate for the first cabinet after reunification, and promoted her to Minister of Women and Minister of Environment successively. At this point, Merkel began to enter the "leadership class" of German politics, and quickly strode to the position of Prime Minister.
On September 15 local time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a selfie with the refugees who arrived in Germany.
Ultra-long "standby": experience the situation in Europe during your term of office
1999, retired Cole admitted that he had accepted political contributions, and CDU was in crisis. Soon after, Sch? uble, then chairman of CDU, was also mired in political contributions. Merkel replaced Schaeuble at this time and became the first female president of CDU.
When Merkel was first elected as prime minister in 2005, many people thought it was more luck. Surprisingly, however, Merkel started the "super-long standby" mode and was elected Prime Minister in 2009 and 20 13 respectively.
During Merkel's more than ten years in power, Europe has experienced multiple tests, such as the euro crisis, the refugee crisis and the crisis of Britain's withdrawal from the EU.
The financial crisis in 2008 triggered the debt and euro crisis in Europe. In this "euro defense war", Merkel encountered multiple questions at home and abroad. At first, Merkel sternly refused to rescue Greece, a heavily indebted country, and was criticized by European allies; When she brought the rescue plan to Congress, she was unanimously questioned by domestic political opponents and the public.
However, Merkel still provoked the beam in the crisis: she appeared as a "rule reconstructor" and almost dominated the entire EU policy. At the same time, in the context of the European debt crisis, the German economy is still performing well.
Compared with the euro crisis, the European refugee crisis in 20 15 years posed a greater challenge to Merkel. At that time, under the order of Merkel, millions of refugees flocked to Germany, making Germany the country that received the most refugees among European countries. With the tide of refugees, Germany's financial burden, social problems, differences between political parties and the rise of extreme right forces in Europe have led to the decline of Merkel's domestic support rate, which has been criticized in Europe. However, Merkel still said that she "has no regrets" about receiving refugees.
Data Map: German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the women's football league players and won the signature football.
"Iron Lady" who actively contacts with youth culture
In 2005, when 5 1 year-old Merkel was elected for the first time, she took office with the title of "the first female chancellor in Germany" and "the youngest chancellor in modern German history".
12 years have passed, and the leaders of western powers have almost changed like a lantern. /kloc-during the 0/2 years, the American president has changed three times, the British prime minister has changed four times, and the French president has changed four times. However, Merkel is still unmoved and may even set a new "record".
In the 20 17 general election poll, Merkel's support rate remained at the forefront. Analysts pointed out that Merkel is a very mature politician with political skills. She is good at absorbing the essence of various policies and forming her own opinions. Her tolerant and open attitude can attract the support of the left and right factions.
Although the average age of Merkel's CDU members has reached 60, Merkel has never forgotten to narrow the distance with the younger generation. In the campaign of 20 15 and the campaign of 20 17, she took the initiative to accept the interviews of young "network celebrities" and actively contacted youth culture.
In addition, when European countries suffered from terrorist attacks and refugee crises, German society was generally stable, the security problem was relatively good, and the economy was booming. Most Germans believe that under Merkel's steady leadership, Germany has become an "island of happiness" and recognized Merkel as "the most error-free choice".
What an iron lady!