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Angela Merkel

Person of interest · Politician

Angela Merkel is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Angela Merkel · Angela Merkele · Angela Merkelová · Άνγκελα Μέρκελ · Ангела Меркел · 15 more...				[sources]
Other name	Angela Dorothea Kasner · Angela Dorothea Merkel · Angela Dorothea Merkelová · Angela Kasner · Angela Merkel · 80 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-07-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Eimsbüttel · Hamburg				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany · European Union				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
First name	Angela · Dorothea				[sources]
Keywords	International organization · National government				[sources]
Last name	Kasner · Merkel				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · www.angela-merkel.de · www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q567				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2002-2005) · Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Bundestag (member, 2009-2013) · Bundestag (member, 2013-2017) · Bundestag (member, 2017-) · 16 more...				[sources]
Education	Academy of Sciences of the GDR (1986) · Extended Secondary School Templin (-1973) · Leipzig University (1973-1978) · Polytechnic Secondary School Templin (1961-)				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism · Protestant Church in Germany · protestant church				[sources]
Ethnicity	Germans				[sources]
Source link	tass.ru · www.bundeskanzler.de · www.bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de · www.hdg.de · www.obalkyknih.cz				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-15	Last processed	2024-12-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ulrich Merkel Close Associate	spouse	1977-09-03	1982-03
Horst Kasner Close Associate	father	-	-
Herlind Kasner Close Associate	mother	-	-
Adrian Sauer Close Associate	relative · stepson	-	-
Marcus Kasner Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Irene Kasner Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President-in-Office of the European Council	2007-01-01	2007-06-30
President of the European Council	-	-
Member of the Bundestag	2017-10-24	2021-10-26
Member of the Bundestag	2017-10-24	2021-10-26
Member of the Bundestag	2013-10-22	-
Member of the Bundestag	2013-10-22	2017-10-24
Federal Chancellor of Germany	2005-11-22	2021-12-08
President-in-Office of the European Council	2007-01-01	2007-06-30
Member of the Bundestag	2002-10-17	2005-10-18
Federal Chancellor of Germany	2005-11-22	2021-12-08
Member of the Bundestag	2009-10-27	2013-10-22
Member of the Bundestag	2005-10-18	2009-10-27
Member of the Bundestag	2017-10-24	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Joachim Sauer Politician	spouse	1998-12-30	-

Data sources

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,547

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ulrich Merkel Close Associate	spouse	1977-09-03	1982-03
Horst Kasner Close Associate	father	-	-
Herlind Kasner Close Associate	mother	-	-
Adrian Sauer Close Associate	relative · stepson	-	-
Marcus Kasner Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Irene Kasner Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President-in-Office of the European Council	2007-01-01	2007-06-30
President of the European Council	-	-
Member of the Bundestag	2017-10-24	2021-10-26
Member of the Bundestag	2017-10-24	2021-10-26
Member of the Bundestag	2013-10-22	-
Member of the Bundestag	2013-10-22	2017-10-24
Federal Chancellor of Germany	2005-11-22	2021-12-08
President-in-Office of the European Council	2007-01-01	2007-06-30
Member of the Bundestag	2002-10-17	2005-10-18
Federal Chancellor of Germany	2005-11-22	2021-12-08
Member of the Bundestag	2009-10-27	2013-10-22
Member of the Bundestag	2005-10-18	2009-10-27
Member of the Bundestag	2017-10-24	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Joachim Sauer Politician	spouse	1998-12-30	-