"Friedrich Merz"@en . . "Member of theBundestag" . . . "Friedrich Merz (born 11 November 1955) is a German lawyer and politician, a former Member of the European Parliament (1989\u20131994), a former member of the Bundestag (1994\u20132009), and a former chairman of CDU/CSU parliamentary group (2000\u20132002).He was elected chairman of the CDU/CSU group in the same year as Angela Merkel was elected chairman of the CDU, one of the two parties constituting the CDU/CSU group."@en . . . . . "1955Z"^^ . "Member of theEuropean Parliament" . . . . "1955-11-11Z"^^ . "German politician" . "Merz, Friedrich"@en . . .