List of awards and honours received by Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel and Barack Obama holding a presentation box with the Presidential Medal for Freedom
Merkel received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. president Barack Obama in 2011.

Angela Merkel has received awards and honours from national governments, universities, and other non-governmental organisations. Merkel was the chancellor of Germany from 2005 until 2021, a length of tenure only exceeded by that of Helmut Kohl,[1] and was the first female German chancellor.[2] During her chancellorship, she was widely considered the de facto leader of the European Union.[3][4][5] Forbes named Merkel the world's second most powerful person in 2012[6] and 2015,[7] and the world's most powerful woman fourteen times.[8][9] Merkel has also commonly been described as the leader of the free world.[10]

Awards and honours received by Merkel include a special issue of the Grand Cross First Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, and twenty-one doctorates honoris causa.[11]

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  3. ^ "TIME Person of the Year 2015: Angela Merkel". Time. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ Giuffrida, Angela; Connolly, Kate; Henley, Jon (3 October 2021). "Draghi, Scholz or Macron? Merkel's crown as Europe's leader up for grabs". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Angela Merkel". Forbes. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. ^ Ewalt, David M. (5 December 2012). "The World's Most Powerful People 2012". Forbes. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ Ewalt, David M. (4 November 2015). "The World's Most Powerful People 2015". Forbes. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ Donner, Francesca (19 August 2009). "The World's Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ Garrand, Danielle (8 December 2020). "Kamala Harris, Jacinda Ardern and Stacey Abrams make Forbes list of 2020's most powerful women". CBS News. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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  11. ^ "Angela Merkel erhält Ehrendoktorwürde an Pariser Elitehochschule Science Po". Der Spiegel (in German). 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.

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