Though she was defeated for the party leadership post in 2002 by Edmund Stoiber, she ran again in 2005 with success, then edged out the Social Democrats in the general election, forming a grand coalition as the head of the Christian Democratic Union.
She is a rarity in her own party, as she is the first easterner, Protestant, and doctor of physics to hold a longtime leadership position. Though she was defeated for the party leadership post in 2002 by Edmund Stoiber, she ran again in 2005 with success, then edged out the Social Democrats in the general election, forming a grand coalition as the head of the Christian Democratic Union. For 10 points, name this woman who was unexpectedly massaged by George W. Bush at a 2006 G8 summit, the current chancellor of Germany.
She is a rarity in her own party, as she is the first easterner, Protestant, and doctor of physics to hold a longtime leadership position.
Angela {Merkel}