working in the private sector and training as a pilot. Now 69, he is finally poised to become leader of Europe's largest economy. 'Classic, West German conservative' Friedrich Merz was born in ...
Friedrich Merz is on course ... The couple has three adult children. Merz joined the CDU in 1972 and was elected to the European Parliament in 1989. He first joined the German parliament in 1994. A ...
Friedrich Merz ... The 69-year-old, a millionaire hobby pilot, won the national polls in Germany with 28.6 percent votes. Merz will be the 10th Chancellor in the post-World War II Germany.
Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces economic and diplomatic crises.