{{Short description|German politician (1952–2024)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gerhard Merz | image = 2016-02-04 Gerhard Merz - MdL Hessen - 3700-2.jpg | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = Merz in 2016 | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1952|07|07}} | birth_place = Groß-Bieberau, Hesse, West Germany | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2024|06|11|1952|07|07}} | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = Academic | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | education = University of Giessen | party = SPD | office = Member of the Landtag of Hesse | term_start = 27 January 2008 | term_end = 28 October 2018 | constituency = {{ill|Gießen I|de|Wahlkreis Gießen I}} }}
'''Gerhard Merz''' (7 July 1952 – 11 June 2024) was a German politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served in the Landtag of Hesse from 2008 to 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last=Möller|first=Burkhard|date=6 July 2022|title=Eigentlich nicht wegzudenken|trans-title= |url=https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/eigentlich-nicht-wegzudenken-91652759.html|language=German|work=Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung|location= |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
Merz died on 11 June 2024, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite news |last=Möller|first=Burkhard|date=13 June 2024|title=Zum Tod von Gerhard Merz: Ein sozialer Demokrat|trans-title= |url=https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/giessen/zum-tod-von-gerhard-merz-ein-sozialer-demokrat-93128351.html|language=German|work=Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung|location= |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
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