Angela Merkel has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. The impassioned article that praises Merkel's leadership style says that 2015 brought unprecedented challenges to Europe, and as chancellor of Germany, she has dealt with these major issues with "humanity, generosity, and tolerance."
Merkel was born in East Germany, studied quantum chemistry, and lived within the confines of the Iron Curtain until 1989. Since 2005, she has been chancellor and was the first female to be elected into the position.
Merkel is only the fourth woman ever to be named the magazine's Person of the Year since 1927.
"I'm sure the chancellor will regard this as an encouragement for her political work, for a good future for Germany as well as for Europe," Merkel's spokesperson Stephen Seibert said, according to ABC News.
