After almost 16 years as head of government, the 67-year-old will no longer run in the parliamentary elections in September.
These pension entitlements result from her long-standing membership in the Bundestag and from her time as Federal Minister and Chancellor, the organization announced on request on Friday.
The pension entitlements are regulated by law. For their membership in the Bundestag they stand in the law on representatives, for their membership in the federal government in the federal ministers law. According to Section 20 of the Members ‘Act, Merkel would, for example, be entitled to the maximum amount of 65 percent of the members’ allowance for around 31 years in parliament. However, the various pension entitlements are offset against each other.
Like all former chancellors and former federal presidents, the CDU politician will also be entitled to an office. An office manager, two speakers, a typist and a driver are also financed.