Angela Merkel has transformed German and European politics. Her achievements at home and abroad have seen her top Forbes' most powerful women list ten times. Based on more than ten years' of study and original archival research, Matthew Qvortrup gives an account of the influences that shaped Angela Merkel's life, combining this narrative with a lively account of the history of Germany from 1945 to the present day. The most up-to-date and comprehensive book on Merkel's life.