Looking at the world's politics today, the female politician who can be called " Iron Lady " is the first female prime minister in Germany, except for the former British Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher, .
Merkel is the darling in the rankings of " Times " and " Forbes ". She has been ranked first in the Forbes list for 9 consecutive years and has been ranked in the world's most powerful and influential person list many times.
As the first female federal prime minister in German history who was born in the former East Germany, Merkel became the "iron lady" in German politics with his decisive political style and tough political means.
As a strong woman who won the throne of German Chancellor for four consecutive years, Merkel has brought Germany to a peak era with his own strength during his 15 years in charge of Germany.
As the "capable minister of governing the world" among the German population and the "stabilizing needle" of EU , Merkel's life is full of too many legends.
Why can Merkel become the first female prime minister to lead the Germans? Why can she make a bad hand of cards a "king bomb"?
(Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel)
Transformed from a top student to a political star
On July 17, 1954, Merkel was born in hamburger in the East Germany controlled area. When she was a child, she was a calm and serious girl.
19-year-old Merkel was admitted to the Department of Physics of the University of Leipzig, Germany. As a girl who is good at science, she has been working silently in physics.
(Merkel during college)
After 13 years of hard work, Merkel received his Ph.D. in physics in 1986. She also worked at the East German National Research Institute. If she develops according to this life trajectory, she will become a physicist.
But what she expected was that three years later, " Berlin Wall " collapsed, East Germany and West Germany were finally unified, and the ideology of German society also underwent earth-shaking changes.
This is also destined to be a historical opportunity for her to enter politics. For Merkel, in her previous 35 years of life, she was simply a political insulator.
(Merkel in his student days)
However, under the influence of the general social environment and the constant encouragement of people around him, the academic master Merkel also began to focus his attention on various political parties.
As a newcomer who has just entered politics, she joined the German "Democratic Awakening" organization in November 1989. And her original intention of joining this party actually sounded very pleasant.
She became a party member. Later, "Democratic awakening" was incorporated into the ruling German CDU by chance, and Merkel also became a member of the party and became the leader in April 2000.
(Merkel in his youth)
has been in charge of Germany for 15 years and has achieved remarkable results
Merkel has been in politics in 1989 and has gone through 16 years of hard climbing. Finally, he became the first female prime minister in Germany in November 2005.
As a female politician born and raised in socialist East Germany, she actually crossed an insurmountable chasm and led the Germanic nation for a full 16 years as a female federal prime minister.
During such a long term as prime minister, her poll satisfaction was once as high as 80%, and many Germans even called her "German Mother".
(Former German Chancellor Merkel)
But Merkel's political journey was not smooth. When she first started to go into politics, many people jokingly called her the "political vase" of Kohl, the "father of German unification".
Even though Merkel's appearance is not as beautiful as a Bonnie girl, it can even be said to be a little too ordinary, but it cannot beat people's words.
But for Merkel, isn’t this also an opportunity where risks and opportunities coexist? As an ordinary woman without a political background, Cole is definitely her noble person.
("Father of German Unification" Kohl)
You must know that it is definitely not an easy task for a woman to achieve success in politics. Especially in the German politics with strict barriers, there was only one female governor long before Merkel took office as prime minister.
ridicule from colleagues and opponents, and did not defeat Merkel's ambition. All doubts disappeared after she defeated Schroeder and became the first female prime minister in Germany.
When Merkel's first term ended, a global financial crisis occurred, and Germany's GDP was also affected and a sharp recession occurred.
(Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel)
For Merkel, although she reached the peak of German power, she took over a "mess", but the difficulties in front of her did not scare her.
In order to get the German economy out of a downturn, she has implemented several reforms in succession. For example, vigorously increase taxes, reduce welfare, and implement medical reform .
Driven by these effective reform measures, Germany's GDP grew from the original 0.9% to more than 2.5%, and the unemployment rate also dropped below 8%.
(a microcosm of German economic development)
Merkel led the German government to withstand the pressure. During her term, Germany's GDP has maintained a steady growth trend, and she has received strong support from the German people.
Although this cannot be attributed entirely to Merkel, she grasped the good trend of European Central Bank interest rate cuts, allowing Germany's export trade to maintain stable output.
Under Merkel's operation, the German economy has finally ushered in the most important "golden decade". However, as Germany's GDP continues to grow, it finally took off the title of last place in the EU's economic growth rate.
Even the energy and immigration issues that have caused headaches for successive German Chancellors were properly handled during Merkel's term. It can be said that she has become an enabler and pilot on the road to revival in Germany.
As a wise and courageous female politician, Merkel has made a "king bomb" with a unique female perspective and iron-fisted method.
Although Merkel's era has passed, what will happen to Germany after she leaves office is probably no longer the question she considers.
(Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel)
Endings
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in front of the media camera left the deepest impression on people. She is always the unchanging mushroom head, as well as a trench coat, trousers, and flat shoes, looking like a German aunt.
Merkel, who now has a light facial features, is an extremely friendly "German mother". But the Germans will never forget that she is the "savior" who started the road to Germany's revival.
There are many legendary experiences about Merkel. Her former dream was to become a female scientist, but her fate introduced her step by step into politics, and she did not disappoint the expectations of the German people.
Merkel, who is nearly 70 years old, as a childless and miserable person, probably only needs to consider in his later years.
