Newly appointed German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen inspects a guard of honour during an office handing over ceremony at the Defence Ministry in Berlin December 17, 2013.

Von der Leyen, the gynaecologist who leads Germany's defence ministry

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BERLIN - Angela Merkel, (59 years) will begin her third term as the chancellor of Germany on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. She picks the spirited Ursula von der Leyen to lead defence, one of the top jobs in her cabinet with a 33-billion-euro budget. "Those who know her know that she has always had an interest in international issues alongside...