Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can add German Chancellor Angela Merkel to his legion of female fans.

This week the 45-year-old whipped social media users into a frenzy when photos of Ivanka Trump appearing to gaze longingly at him circulated.

He has previously had a similar effect on figures including the Duchess of Cambridge and actress Emma Watson. 

By the look of pictures taken today, the German leader is also under his spell.

Trudeau, who is on a two day state visit to Germany, was greeted by Merkel outside the Chancellory in Berlin this morning. 

The two were also pictured dining together last night at the Regent hotel in the German capital, where they held a private meeting.

Yesterday Trudeau hailed a new trade pact with the European Union, telling the EU parliament that the deal they approved this week will create jobs and boost the middle class on both sides of the Atlantic.

In his address, the first by a Canadian leader to the European parliament, Trudeau said that 'trade that is free and fair means that we can make the lives of our citizens more affordable'.

It came just days after he met US President Donald Trump at the White House.

'My message Monday in Washington is the same as my message here in Strasbourg,' Trudeau told journalists. 

'We have to work as governments and in between governments to create jobs for the middle class. and opportunities for those trying to join them.'

While the Canadian prime minister acknowledged there may be differences in perspectives on how to approach that and denounced the politics of fear at a time of great anxiety across the world, he made no criticism of Trump. 

'What I saw from the American president, was a focus on getting things done,' he said. 

Aside from his chiselled looks, Mr Trudeau’s self-declared feminist beliefs also appear to explain why women find him irresistible.

Following his election to office in 2015 he created a cabinet with equal numbers of women and men. 

And in May last year, he insisted on taking a day off from bilateral talks in Japan to celebrate the 11-year anniversary of his wedding to glamorous wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.