Forbes: Angela Merkel Again Most Powerful Woman

[Tender Branson]

Forbes: Merkel Most Powerful Woman



Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel tops Forbes magazine's list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the second year in a row, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice slipped to fourth from second last year.

Merkel "continued to impress the world with her cool leadership at two back-to-back summits," Forbes said.

The magazine cited her work getting leaders at the Group of Eight summit to agree to goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and persuading European Union leaders to get moving on a treaty to replace their failed constitution.

China's vice premier Wu Yi was No. 2, and Ho Ching of Singapore, chief executive of Temasek Holdings, was third ahead of Rice.

Several other female heads of state or government made the list, including Britain's Queen Elizabeth at No. 23, New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark at No. 38, Finland's President Tarja Halonen at No. 50 and Philipines president Gloria Arroyo at No. 51.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was No. 25 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was No. 26, while first lady Laura Bush was 60th.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3545047

[Middle-aged Europe]

What I don't get is why the head of "Temasek Holdings" (never heard of it) is supposed to be more powerful than the U.S. Secretary of State


Well, if Hillary wins in 2008 there will be at least no doubt who's the new number one then.

[minionofmidas]

Hilary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi are both way too low.

[12th Doctor]

Hilary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi are both way too low.

Pelosi's leadership of Congress having been exemplary so far....

[bullmoose88]

Hilary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi are both way too low.

Pelosi's leadership of Congress having been exemplary so far....

Nothing to do with her "power" though

[Verily]

What I don't get is why the head of "Temasek Holdings" (never heard of it) is supposed to be more powerful than the U.S. Secretary of State


Well, if Hillary wins in 2008 there will be at least no doubt who's the new number one then.

My guess is that they're now taking into account that Bush is a lame duck.

[12th Doctor]

Hilary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi are both way too low.

Pelosi's leadership of Congress having been exemplary so far....

Nothing to do with her "power" though

Acctually it does.  Her "power" is a direct reflection of the Democrats inability to get much done.

[Hatman 🍁]

For the second  year in a row, no Canadians

Surely, there's got to be a powerful lady somewhere in the country...

[Gabu]

For the second  year in a row, no Canadians

Surely, there's got to be a powerful lady somewhere in the country...

First you have to be a powerful country to have someone within it count as powerful.