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Friedrich Merz | |
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 Merz in 2025 | |
| Chancellor of Germany | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Vice-Chancellor | TBD |
| Succeeding | Olaf Scholz |
| Leader of the Christian Democratic Union | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2022 | |
| Deputy | Silvia Breher Andreas Jung Michael Kretschmer Karl-Josef Laumann Karin Prien |
| Preceded by | Armin Laschet |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Ralph Brinkhaus |
| In office 29 February 2000 – 22 September 2002 | |
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
| Succeeded by | Angela Merkel |
| Leader of the CDU/CSU in the Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2022 | |
| First Deputy | Alexander Dobrindt |
| Chief Whip | Thorsten Frei |
| Preceded by | Ralph Brinkhaus |
| In office 29 February 2000 – 22 September 2002 | |
| First Deputy | Michael Glos |
| Chief Whip | Hans-Peter Repnik |
| Preceded by | Wolfgang Schäuble |
| Succeeded by | Angela Merkel |
| Member of the Bundestag for Hochsauerlandkreis | |
| Assumed office 26 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Sensburg |
| In office 10 November 1994 – 27 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Tillmann |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Sensburg |
| Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| In office 22 July 1989 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz 11 November 1955 Brilon, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union (since 1972) |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Gass (m. 1981) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Arnsberg |
| Education | University of Bonn University of Marburg |
| Signature |  |
| Website | www |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  West Germany |
| Branch/service |  German Army (Heer) / Self-propelled artillery |
| Years of service | 1975–1976 |
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (born 11 November 1955) is a German lawyer and politician. He is the Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2022. He was a Member of the European Parliament 1989 to 1994, a member of the Bundestag from 1994 to 2009, and as the chairman of CDU/CSU parliamentary group from 2000 to 2002.