When was Friedrich Merz born?

Friedrich Merz was born on 1955-11-11.

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centre-right political party in Germany

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Friedrich Merz

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Born — Life — 1955-11-11
Friedrich Merz was born on 1955-11-11.
Studied at Gymnasium Petrinum — Education — 1966-01-01
gymnasium in Brilon, Germany
Studied at Gymnasium Petrinum — Education — 1971-01-01
gymnasium in Brilon, Germany
Joined Christian Democratic Union — Politics — 1972-01-01
centre-right political party in Germany
Studied at — Education — 1975-01-01
Friedrich Merz had a educated at connection with .
Joined KDStV Bavaria Bonn — Career — 1977-01-01
Catholic voluntary student's association in Bonn, Germany
Married Charlotte Merz — Family — 1981-01-01
German lawyer, wife of Friedrich Merz, mother of Philippe Merz, Constanze Merz, and Carola Clüsener (born Merz)
Worked for Verband der Chemischen Industrie — Career — 1986-01-01
German voluntary association
Worked for Verband der Chemischen Industrie — Career — 1989-01-01
German voluntary association
Began serving as Member of the European Parliament — Career — 1989-07-25
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Stopped serving as Member of the European Parliament — Career — 1994-07-18
person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament
Began serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1994-11-10
deputy of the German parliament
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 1998-10-26
deputy of the German parliament
Began serving as Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction — Career — 2000-02-29
Friedrich Merz had a position held connection with Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction.
Chaired CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction — Career — 2000-02-29
parliamentary group of the German Bundestag
Stopped serving as Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction — Career — 2002-09-24
Friedrich Merz had a position held connection with Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction.
Chaired CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction — Career — 2002-09-24
parliamentary group of the German Bundestag
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 2002-10-17
deputy of the German parliament
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 2005-10-18
deputy of the German parliament
Received Orden wider den tierischen Ernst — Recognition — 2006
Prize of the Aachen Carnival Association
Joined supervisory board — Career — 2009-01-01
superior corporate board in a two-tier board system
Chaired Atlantik-Brücke — Career — 2009-01-01
political and economic think tank based in Germany
Stopped serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 2009-10-27
deputy of the German parliament
Chaired Atlantik-Brücke — Career — 2019-06-26
political and economic think tank based in Germany
Had COVID-19 — Health — 2020-03-01
contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
Began serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 2021-10-26
deputy of the German parliament
Began serving as leader of the Christian Democratic Union — Career — 2022-01-22
head of Germany's large centre-right party
Chaired Christian Democratic Union — Career — 2022-01-31
centre-right political party in Germany
Chaired CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction — Career — 2022-02-15
parliamentary group of the German Bundestag
Received Time 100 — Recognition — 2025
Time Magazine's annual listing of 100 influential people
Began serving as member of the German Bundestag — Career — 2025-03-25
deputy of the German parliament
Chaired CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction — Career — 2025-05-05
parliamentary group of the German Bundestag
Began serving as Federal Chancellor of Germany — Career — 2025-05-06
head of government of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)
Led the government of Merz cabinet — Politics — 2025-05-06
25th Federal Government of Germany since 6 May 2025
Led the government of Germany — Politics — 2025-05-06
country in Central Europe
Signed Federal Armed Forces Protection Act — Career — 2026-01-09
German federal law on checking the allegiance to the constitution of applicants to the armed forces and on ensuring the security of its personnel
Signed Act on the Military Counterintelligence Service — Career — 2026-01-09
German Federal Act on the Military Counterintelligence Service (MAD)