<s>[INST] Who was the first female German chancellor? Can you summarize her political biography? [/INST] Angela Merkel was the first female German chancellor, in 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 Christian Democratic Union 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), the most powerful woman in the world, and since 2016 the leader of the free world. </s>