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Not just that. Before Merkel, sure there was a brief period of an SPD chancellor (Gerhard Schröder), who after that went to work for Gazprom! Before that Germa
by tharkun__ 5y ago
Not just that. Before Merkel, sure there was a brief period of an SPD chancellor (Gerhard Schröder), who after that went to work for Gazprom!
Before that Germany had 16 years of Helmut Kohl, who was Angela Merkel's "political father".
Helmut Kohl (1982–1998)
Gerhard Schröder (1998–2005)
Angela Merkel (2005–2021)