Influential women politicians in Germany is a topic we want to pay attention to on the eve of March 8, when International Women’s Day is celebrated. By the way, since 2019, Berlin has made International Women’s Day an official holiday throughout the federal state. In the rest of the states in Germany, the day remains a regular working day.

Top 5: Influential women politicians in Germany

1. Angela Merkel has been the current Federal Chancellor of Germany since November 22, 2005. This woman is rightly called one of the most influential German and world leaders. Merkel was recognized as “Politician of the Year” by Forbes. She was named “Person of the Year” by The New York Times. Merkel has received numerous other media titles. Read more about Angela Merkel in this article.
2. Ursula von der Leyen is an influential German and pan-European politician. Her political career in Germany can be called brilliant. Minister of Family Affairs (2005-2009), Minister of Labor and Social Affairs (2009-2013). From 2013 to 2019, she was Germany’s Minister of Defense and the first woman in that position. Ursula von der Leyen also became the first woman president of the European Commission (from December 1, 2019).
3. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is a politician who went from prime minister of the Saarland and chairman of the CDU Saarland to German defense minister (July 2019 to present) and CDU chair (December 2018 to February 2021).
4. Andrea Nahles. She can safely be categorized as Germany’s Influential Women Politician. Andrea Nahles was elected president of the SPD faction in the Bundestag (2017-2019). And in April 2018 she was elected leader of the SPD. She became the first woman to hold the post in the party’s 154-year history.
5. Clara Zetkin (1857-1933). She was an active member of the German socialist movement and made many efforts to fight for women’s rights. She represented the Communist Party in the Reichstag. Zetkin opposed Nazism and fascism, for which she was expelled from Germany after Hitler came to power.