Angela Merkel, age 3, in 1957. Screen grab Angela Dorothea Kasner was born to Herlind Kasner, an English and Latin teacher, and Horst Kasner, a theologian and Lutheran minister.

When Angela Merkel became Germany's first female chancellor in 2005, many saw this as proof that it is not always a disadvantage to be underestimated by inner-party rivals. DW looks back at the ...

Angela Merkel has been written off many times in her career – by the politician’s rivals, her own party members and, yes, the press. It’s difficult to imagine today, as Germany’s widely ...

Excerpts from Angela Merkel's soon-to-be-published autobiography cover everything from growing up in a dictatorship to the conflict in Ukraine. A look at the key quotes.

After a childhood behind the Iron Curtain, Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of a united Germany for 16 years, becoming the most powerful woman in the world while dealing with its most powerful ...

Her memoir shows that many of the decisions that now seem controversial were products of their moment. So is Angela Merkel being turned into a scapegoat for problems that are afflicting Western ...

The new film “Merkel” valiantly attempts to paint a portrait of Angela Merkel, from her childhood in the former DDR (East Germany) to the most momentous days of her political career.

In her new memoir, Freedom, Merkel says she frequently faced sexism during her time as German Chancellor, with jokes frequently made about her hair and fashion sense.

The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and Trump ...

Angela Merkel Biography Angela Dorothea Merkel (née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a retired German politician and scientist who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of ...

Angela Merkel's autobiography covers her childhood, experiences with Putin and Trump, and the Ukraine conflict.