Top 5 Most Influential Women To Watch in 2021

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Below you can find the list of top 5 most influential women to watch in 2021. For a detailed coverage of this topic and a more comprehensive list, please see the 13 Most Influential Women To Watch in 2021.

5. Angela Merkel

Average points: 53

Country: Germany

Category: Politics & Policy

Education: Doctorate, Leipzig University; Master of Science, Leipzig University

She was born in Hamburg, West Germany, in 1954. Her father was a Lutheran pastor, while his mother taught English. She studied physics and physical chemistry at the university, and later earned a doctorate on quantum chemistry in 1986. She was the Minister for Women and Youth between 1991 and 1994, then the Minister for Environment between 1994  and 1998, and the General Secretary of the CDU between 1998 and 2000. In 2005 she became the first woman Chancellor of Germany and is having her fourth term. In November, 2018 she announced not to stand for election as a chancellor in 2021. 

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