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 MaiziŠre, Thomas de
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   Chancellor   Merkel, Angela Dorothea
 14th Nov   Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany after working out a power-sharing agreement with outgoing Chancellor Gerhard Schroder's Social Democratic Party
 14th Nov   Merkel is elected Chancellor by the majority of delegates (397 to 217) in the newly assembled Bundestag
   Diplomacy   Merkel, Angela Dorothea
 15th Nov   Merkel's first foreign trMerkel travels to Paris for a meeting with the French president, Jacques Chirac, In his speech, Chirac emphasized the importance of the Franco-German Companionship for Europe
   Election   Merkel, Angela Dorothea
    After three weeks of negotiations between the CDU/CSU and SPD, the two parties reached a deal whereby Merkel would become Chancellor and the SPD would hold 8 of the 16 seats in the cabinet
    Leads a Grand coalition with the sister party, the Chris tian Social Union (CSU), and with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), formed after the federal election
 10th May   Merkel wins the CDU/CSU nomination as challenger to Chancellor Gerhard Schr”der of the SPD in the 2005 national elections
 18th Sep   Merkel's CDU/CSU and Schr”der's SPD went head-to-head in the national elections, with the CDU/CSU winning 35.3% (CDU 27.8%/CSU 7.5%) of the second votes to the SPD's 34.2%
 14th Nov   Merkel is elected Chancellor by the majority of delegates (397 to 217) in the newly assembled Bundestag
 14th Nov   The coalition deal is approved by both CDU/CSU and SPD parties at party conferences
   Minister of Foreign Affairs   Steinmeier, Frank-Walter
 22nd Nov   Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs
   Minister of Interior   Sch„uble, Wolfgang
 22nd Nov   Appointed Minister of the Interior
   Minister of Labour   Mntefering, Franz
 22nd Nov   Appointed Minister of Labour
   Minister of Special Affairs   MaiziŠre, Thomas de
 22nd Nov   Appointed Minister for Special Affairs and Director of the Chancellor's Office
   Vice Chancellor   Mntefering, Franz
 22nd Nov   Appointed Vice Chancellor of Germany
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