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    Friedrich Merz - Wikipedia

    • Merz was formally elected Chairman of the CDU by its 1001 congress delegates at the virtual federal party congress on 22 January 2022. In the end, 915 out of 983 delegates voted for him, winning 94.6% of the valid votes to become the leader of the largest opposition party in the Bundestag . See more

    Overview

    Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef "Friedrich" Merz is a German politician who has served as
    Merz was born in Brilon, … See more

    Background and early life

    Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz was born on 11 November 1955 to Joachim Merz (born 1924) and Paula Sauvigny (born 1928) in Brilon in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in then-West Germany. His father … See more

    Political career prior to 2009

    In 1972, at the age of seventeen, he became a member of the CDU's youth wing, the Young Union. He became President of the Brilon branch of the Young Union in 1980.
    Merz succe… See more

    News on Merz CDU
    Merz’s Botched Flirtation With Far Right Shakes German Election
    The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the Bundestag.
    Business career in the private sectors

    Upon leaving politics, Merz worked as a corporate lawyer. Since 2004 he has been a Senior Counsel at Mayer Brown's Düsseldorf office, where he works on the corporate finance team; before 2004 he was a senior co… See more

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