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Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician and lawyer born on 11 November 1955 in Brilon, a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.【1】 Merz has served as the 10th Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany since 6 May 2025, as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).【2】 Early Life and Education Merz is the eldest of four children in a family of Westphalian origin with Huguenot (French Protestant immigrant) ancestry and a strong legal tradition.【3】 His fath