Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician, who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022, leading the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag from February 2022 to May 2025.
- Occupation
- politician, Gerichtsassessor, lobbyist, manager
- Position held
- member of the German Bundestag, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction, member of the German Bundestag
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Born
- November 11, 1955, 1955
- Website
- https://www.friedrich-merz.de/
