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Angela Merkel
Wikidata describes Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954).
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: Charlemagne Prize · dated 2008-05-01
- Notable work: Examination of the mechanism of decays with singular bond breaking and calculation of their coefficient of reaction rate on the basis of quantum mechanical and statistical methods
- Employer: Zentralinstitut für Physikalische Chemie · from 1978 · to 1990
- Public office: Federal Chancellor of Germany · from 2005-11-22 · to 2021-12-08
- Education: Polytechnic Secondary School Templin · from 1961
- Award received: Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru · dated 2008-05-17
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