Friedrich Merz

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Also known asפרידריך מרץ, فريدرش ميرتس, Fridericus Merz, Фрідріх Мерц, Φρίντριχ Μερτς, Chanceler Merz, Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz, Chancellor Merz, فریدریش مرتس, Fridrix Merz, Фридрих Мерц, Иоахим-Фридрих Мартин Йозеф Мерц, Merz!, Мерц, Фридрих
Date of birth1955-11-11
Place of birthBrilon
Political affiliationCDU, Christian Democratic Union

Positions held

PositionStart dateEnd date
member of the German Bundestag2021-10-262025-03-25
Chancellor--
Member of the Bundestag--
Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction2022-02-15-
member of the German Bundestag2005-10-182009-10-27
leader of the Christian Democratic Union2022-01-22-
Federal Chancellor of Germany2025-05-06-
Chancellor2025-05-06-
member of the German Bundestag2025-03-252029-02-22
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany2025-05-06-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,945

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

German Legislators from AbgeordnetenWatch2,536

Members of the German national legislature (The Bundestag) and state legislatures (Landstag).

Germany · Parlamentwatch e.V. · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators40,660

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

Global · MySociety · non-official source

Germany Members of the Bundestag1,825

Current and recent Members of the German Federal Parliament; mostly teachers and lawyers

Germany · German Bundestag

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government871

An index of most national-level heads of state and heads of government in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,068

The UN's list of senior government officials in all of its member states.

DGACM

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons316,576

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,000

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata333,666

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions525,806

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source