Merkel's cushy retirement: €15,000 ($15,400) monthly and perks galore
Angela Merkel enjoys a retirement pension of 15 thousand euros (15,400 dollars) per month, reported the German industry magazine Business Punk. The former chancellor of Germany has her own office, assistants, a typist, and a private driver at her disposal.
Angela Merkel, the first woman to head the German government, has been retired for three years. She governed Germany for 16 years and 16 days, nearly breaking the record. Only Helmut Kohl was chancellor longer than her, serving for 16 years and 26 days.
The German industry bimonthly Business Punk revealed the amount of Merkel's pension. The former chancellor of Germany receives 15 thousand euros every month, which is more than 15,400 dollars when converted.
As the magazine explains, this is the result of her many years of work in the Bundestag as a federal minister and chancellor. After 31 years of working in the German parliament, Merkel achieved the maximum pension level.
Merkel enjoys several other privileges as well. According to long-standing state practices, as a former chancellor, she has an office that can be used for personal activities, along with a manager reporting to her. Additionally, she has two assistants, a typist, and a driver.
Merkel is remembered as a highly controversial leader of the German government, and her decisions have been directly labeled as mistakes with serious consequences, such as the withdrawal of Germany from nuclear energy and the changes in migration policy regarding open borders.
