Friedrich Merz
- Party
- CDU
- Parliamentary group
- CDU/CSU
- In office since
- 25 Mar 2025
- Constituency
- 146 - Hochsauerlandkreis
- Born
- 11 Nov 1955, Brilon
- Occupation
- MdB
- Education
- Rechtsanwalt
- Residence
- Arnsberg
- Citizen questions on abgeordnetenwatch
- 0 of 467 answered
Mandates
Every parliamentary term with a mandate, latest first.
| Term | Group | Constituency | Seat | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundestag 2025 - 2029 | CDU/CSU | 146 - Hochsauerlandkreis | constituency seat | 25 Mar 2025 to 22 Feb 2029 |
| Bundestag 2021 - 2025 | CDU/CSU | 147 - Hochsauerlandkreis | constituency seat | 26 Oct 2021 to 24 Mar 2025 |
Candidacies and constituency results
First votes in the constituency and list position per election, from abgeordnetenwatch.de data.
| Election | Constituency | First votes | Rank | List | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundestag Wahl 2025 23 Feb 2025 | 146 - Hochsauerlandkreis | 47.7% (78,259) | 1 of 7 | list position 1, Landesliste Nordrhein-Westfalen | – |
| Bundestag Wahl 2021 26 Sep 2021 | 147 - Hochsauerlandkreis | 40.4% (62,811) | – | – | constituency seat |
Who else ran in Hochsauerlandkreis (Bundestag Wahl 2025)
The other candidates in the same constituency with their first-vote share where recorded; each with their own page.
- Carl-Julius CronenbergFDP–
- Dirk WieseSPD–
- Sandra SteinGrüne–
Committees: Bundestag 2025 - 2029
No committee membership reported.
Outside activities
Activities alongside the mandate subject to disclosure, income bracket under the parliament's rules.
- Mitglied des Vorstandes · Friedrich und Charlotte Merz Stiftung für Bildung und Ausbildung
- Mitglied des Vorstandes, ehrenamtlich · Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. (KAS)
- Rechtsanwalt · Mayer Brown LLP, Düsseldorf,
- Mitglied des Vorstandes · United Europe e.V.
- Rechtsanwalt (ruhend seit 25.03.2025) · Rechtsanwalt - freiberuflich
Press and media
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Contact and channels
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Related pages
Sources: abgeordnetenwatch.de (CC0), Wikidata (CC0), photos Wikimedia Commons under their respective licences. As of 9 Nov 2026. No guarantee; corrections via profile claim or to the editors.