Question: Name the world’s most powerful female politician, according to the recent release made by Forbes Magazine.
(a) Hillary Clinton
(b) Angela Merkel
(c) Aung San Suu Kyi
(d) Mitchell Baclet
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 6 June 2016; Forbes Magazine released the list of World’s 13th list of 100 Most Powerful Women.
- The women leaders were listed under seven categories namely, Billionaires, Business, Finance, Media, Politics, Philanthropists and NGOs.
- Magazine includes 26 women in the politics category.
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the list in Politics category. Making herself the world’s most powerful female politician.
She is followed by U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. - It should be noted that Chancellor Angela Merkel has topped the World’s Most Powerful Woman ten times, from 2006 to 2009 and again from 2011 to 2016.