Friedrich Merz
Politician, lawyer

German Brilon, Germany

Quick Info

Profession	Politician, lawyer
Nationality	German
Date of Birth	11/11/1955
Age	70 years
Birthplace	Brilon, Germany

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Bio/Wiki

Full Name	Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz
Known For	Serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2025 and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2022

Educational Qualification(s)

Law and political science	Studied in Bonn and Marburg; completed first state examination in law in 1982 and second state examination in law in 1985

Career

Political Career	Member of the CDU since 1972 Member of the European Parliament (1989–1994) Member of the German Bundestag (1994–2009; since 2021) Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group (2000–2002; 2022–2025) Leader of the CDU since 2022 Chancellor of Germany since 2025
Professional Career	Worked as a judge and corporate lawyer after completing legal training Partner at Mayer Brown LLP (2005–2021; Senior Counsel from 2017) Held a supervisory role at BlackRock’s German branch (2016–2020) Chair of Atlantik-Brücke (2009–2019)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Joined the Young Union in 1972
2. Served in military service from 1975 to 1976
3. Became chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group during the CDU donations affair in 2000

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