- Born
- Height6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
- 1975 Abitur; 1975 to 1976 military service; 1976 to 1981 law and political science studies in Bonn; 1982 First State Law Examination in Düsseldorf; 1982 to 1985 legal traineeship at Saarbrücken District Court; 1985 Second State Law Examination in Saarbrücken.
1985 to 1986 Judge at Saarbrücken District Court; since 1986 Attorney at Law; 1986 to 1989 Officer at the German Chemical Industry Association, Frankfurt/Bonn; 2005 to 2014 Partner at the international law firm Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago/Düsseldorf; 2014 to 2021 Senior Counsel at Mayer Brown LLP.
1989 to 1994 Member of the European Parliament; 1994 to 2009 and since 2021 Member of the German Bundestag; 1998 to 2000 and 2002 to 2004 Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group; 2000 to 2002 Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group; 2009 to 2019 Chairman of Atlantik-Brücke e. V.; 2019 to 2021 Vice President of Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e. V.; since February 2022 Chairman of CDU-Germany and since February 15, 2022 Parliamentary Group Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group.
- IMDb mini biography by: Christian_Wolfgang_Barth
- SpouseCharlotte Merz(June 1981 - present) (3 children)
- ChildrenPhilippe MerzCarola Clüsener (born Merz)Constanze Merz
- Politician (Federal Republic of Germany).
- Conservative West German Politician. Member of European Parliament for CDUD (1989-1994).
- Military service with Self-propelled artillery, German Army (Bundeswehr) (1975-1976).
- Judge on the District Court of Saarbrücken (1985-1986).
- Leader of CDUD/CSUB Group in Bundestag (2000-2002).
- [speaking 23/2/25] It is clear that the Americans, at least this part of the Americans, this administration, are largely indifferent to the fate of Europe. My absolute priority will be to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible so that, step by step, we can really achieve independence from the USA.
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