Angela Merkel, the first woman to become chancellor of Germany is now the Most Powerful Woman in the world displacing Condoleezza Rice as No. 1 on the list.
Merkel won a tight election last year to unseat Gerhard Schr?der as chancellor. She was a former physicist from East Germany and is a firm believer in free-market capitalism. Since taking office, Merkel has won respect on the world stage and popular appeal in Germany for her quiet diplomacy making her the most powerful woman in the world.
Here, in hierarchy are The world’s most powerful Top Ten women
1. Angela Merkel - Chancellor of Germany
2. Condoleezza Rice – U.S Secretary of State
3. Wu Yi – China’s Vice Premier
4. Indra Nooyi – U.S, Chief-executive-designate, PepsiCo
5. Anne Mulcahy – U.S, Chairman and chief-executive, Xerox
6. Sallie Krawcheck – U.S, Chief financial officer, Citigroup
7. Patricia Woertz – U.S, Chief executive, Archer Daniels Midland
8. Anne Lauvergeon – France, Chairman, Areva
9. Brenda Barnes – U.S, Chairman and chief executive, Sara Lee
10. Zoe Cruz – U.S, Co-president, Morgan Stanley
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