Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German former politician and scientist who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018. Merkel was the first female chancellor of Germany. During her tenure as Chancellor, Merkel was frequently referred to as the de facto leader of the European Union (EU) and the most powerful woman in the world.
The Union Council of Ministers exercises executive authority in the Republic of India. It consists of Cabinet Ministers, Minister of State and Ministers of State. The council is led by the Prime Minister of India.
Michael Glos is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who served as Minister for Economics and Technology in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 22 November 2005 until 10 February 2009.
Horst Lorenz Seehofer is a German politician who served as Minister of the Interior, Building and Community under Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), he served as the 18th Minister President of Bavaria from 2008 to 2018 and Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria from 2008 to 2019.
Gerhard "Gerd" Müller is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria who served as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 2013 to 2021.
Ilse Aigner is a German politician and member of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU).
Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Bär is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. From 2014 to 2021, she served in various capacities in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Alexander Dobrindt is a German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU). Between 2013 and 2017, he served as Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel. Previously, he was the Secretary General of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria under the leadership of party chairman Horst Seehofer from 2009.
Hans-Peter Friedrich is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since 1998. Under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel, he served as Federal Minister of the Interior (2011-2013) and as Minister for Food and Agriculture (2013). Friedrich resigned from that position in February 2014. Friedrich has a controversial history with minorities in Germany, causing outrage in 2013 after telling journalists that Islam in Germany is not something supported by history at any point.
Hans-Georg Maaßen is a German civil servant and lawyer. From 1 August 2012 to 8 November 2018, he served as the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domestic security agency and one of three agencies in the German Intelligence Community.
Barbara Anne Hendricks is a German politician and member of the SPD party.
Markus Thomas Theodor Söder is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Bavaria since 2018 and Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) since 2019.
Martin Zeil is a German lawyer and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
The Cabinet Seehofer II was the state government of the German state of Bavaria from 10 October 2013 to 20 March 2018. The Cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Horst Seehofer and was a one-party government. Cabinet members hold the office of Ministers of their respective portfolio, except denoted otherwise. It was replaced by the Cabinet Söder.
Erich Riedl was a German politician, representing the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He was the parliamentary state secretary for the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy from 1987 to 1993.
Melanie Huml is a German physician and politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) who has been serving as State Minister for European and International Affairs in the cabinet of Minister-President Markus Söder since 2021. She has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since October 2003.
Emilia Franziska Müller is a German chemical technician and politician. A member of the conservative Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), she has served as a member of the Landtag and as Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Integration in the 2nd Cabinet of Minister-President Horst Seehofer since 2013. She has held a wide range of public positions at the municipal, state, and European Parliamentary level since beginning her political career in 1990.
The Fourth Merkel cabinet was the 23rd Government of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 19th legislative session of the Bundestag. It was sworn in on 14 March 2018 following the 2017 federal election and dismissed on 26 October 2021, acting in a caretaker mode until 8 December 2021. It was preceded by the third Merkel cabinet and succeeded by the Scholz cabinet. Led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, it was the third cabinet under Merkel to be supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
The 2018 German government crisis, sometimes referred to as Asylstreit, was a government crisis affecting the Fourth Merkel cabinet, which began on 18 June 2018 and effectively ended on 4 July 2018.
The Cabinet Strauss I was the state government of the German state of Bavaria from 6 November 1978 to 27 October 1982. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Horst Seehofer and was formed by a coalition of the Christian Social Union. It was replaced by the Cabinet Strauss II.
